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#ac9bfa color: Bright light violet

#ac9bfa is rgb(172, 155, 250) in RGB and oklch(74.186% 0.13538 290.937) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

74.2%
0.135
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ac9bfa

#ac9bfa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cobalite (#9999ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ac9bfa mixed with white

  1. ac9bfa
  2. b4a5fb
  3. bcaffc
  4. c4b9fd
  5. ccc3fe
  6. d4cdff
  7. dcd7ff
  8. e5e1ff
  9. edebff
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #ac9bfa mixed with black

  1. ac9bfa
  2. 9586d9
  3. 7f72ba
  4. 695e9b
  5. 544b7d
  6. 403961
  7. 2d2846
  8. 1b182d
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ac9bfa with less saturation

  1. ac9bfa
  2. ac9df2
  3. ab9feb
  4. aba1e3
  5. aba3db
  6. aba4d4
  7. aba6cc
  8. aba7c4
  9. aba9bc
  10. abaab4

Questions about #ac9bfa

What color is #ac9bfa?

#ac9bfa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(172, 155, 250), in HSL hsl(250.74, 90.48%, 79.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.186% 0.13538 290.937).

What colors go well with #ac9bfa?

The complementary color of #ac9bfa is #afb341. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7aabff and #d28edf. The triadic partners are #ee9057 and #2dc6a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac9bfa?

Black text reads better on #ac9bfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac9bfa a warm or cool color?

#ac9bfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.135.