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#ac9eeb color: Dull Lavender

#ac9eeb is rgb(172, 158, 235) in RGB and oklch(74.031% 0.11035 291.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

74%
0.110
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ac9eeb

#ac9eeb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ac9eeb mixed with white

  1. ac9eeb
  2. b4a8ee
  3. bcb1f0
  4. c4bbf2
  5. ccc5f4
  6. d4cef6
  7. ddd8f8
  8. e5e2fa
  9. eeecfc
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #ac9eeb mixed with black

  1. ac9eeb
  2. 9589cc
  3. 7f74ae
  4. 696091
  5. 544d75
  6. 403a5b
  7. 2d2941
  8. 1b1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ac9eeb with less saturation

  1. ac9eeb
  2. aca0e5
  3. aba1df
  4. aba3d8
  5. aba4d2
  6. aba5cc
  7. aba6c5
  8. aba8bf
  9. aba9b8
  10. abaab1

Questions about #ac9eeb

What color is #ac9eeb?

#ac9eeb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(172, 158, 235), in HSL hsl(250.91, 65.81%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.031% 0.11035 291.814).

What colors go well with #ac9eeb?

The complementary color of #ac9eeb is #adb25c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84abf1 and #cc93d5. The triadic partners are #e29668 and #55c1a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac9eeb?

Black text reads better on #ac9eeb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac9eeb a warm or cool color?

#ac9eeb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.11.