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#ac90de color: Middy’s Purple

#ac90de is rgb(172, 144, 222) in RGB and oklch(70.825% 0.1149 299.994) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

70.8%
0.115
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #ac90de

#ac90de is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ac90de mixed with white

  1. ac90de
  2. b49be2
  3. bca6e5
  4. c4b1e9
  5. ccbced
  6. d4c7f0
  7. ddd2f3
  8. e5ddf6
  9. eee9f9
  10. f6f4fc

Darker: #ac90de mixed with black

  1. ac90de
  2. 957dc1
  3. 7f6aa5
  4. 695789
  5. 54456f
  6. 403455
  7. 2d243d
  8. 1b1526
  9. 0b0712
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ac90de with less saturation

  1. ac90de
  2. ab92d8
  3. aa94d2
  4. a896cc
  5. a798c6
  6. a699c0
  7. a59bba
  8. a49db4
  9. a39eae
  10. a29fa7

Questions about #ac90de

What color is #ac90de?

#ac90de is soft light violet. The closest named color is Middy’s Purple. In RGB it is rgb(172, 144, 222), in HSL hsl(261.54, 54.17%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.825% 0.1149 299.994).

What colors go well with #ac90de?

The complementary color of #ac90de is #98ab55. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #859de9 and #c986c3. The triadic partners are #d58f52 and #35b8a4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac90de?

Black text reads better on #ac90de: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac90de a warm or cool color?

#ac90de is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.115.