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#AC8EBB

#ac8ebb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ac8ebb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 55.69% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 24.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 24.86% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.21.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.317

Complementary

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #9dbb8e

Split complementary

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #b3bb8e
  3. #8ebb96

Analogous

  1. #968ebb
  2. #ac8ebb
  3. #bb8eb3

Triadic

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #bbac8e
  3. #8ebbac

Tetradic

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #bb8e9d
  3. #9dbb8e
  4. #8ebbac

Square

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #bb968e
  3. #9dbb8e
  4. #8eb3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5f426e
  2. #895f9e
  3. #ac8ebb
  4. #cfbed8
  5. #f2eef4

Shades

#ac8ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #9b80a8
  3. #8a7296
  4. #786383
  5. #675570
  6. #56475e
  7. #45394b
  8. #342b38
  9. #221c25
  10. #110e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac8ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #b499c2
  3. #bda5c9
  4. #c5b0cf
  5. #cdbbd6
  6. #d6c7dd
  7. #ded2e4
  8. #e6ddeb
  9. #eee8f1
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac8ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac8ebb
  2. #a88db5
  3. #a38baf
  4. #9f8aa9
  5. #9a88a3
  6. #96879e
  7. #928698
  8. #8d8492
  9. #89838c
  10. #848186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a195a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8897bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab939e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9893bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b95ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac91aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac8ebb {
  color: #ac8ebb;
}
Background
.bg-ac8ebb {
  background-color: #ac8ebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac8ebb {
  border: 2px solid #ac8ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac8ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 142 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac8ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac8ebb, #bb8eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac8ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 142 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.21 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.97 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.15 #537144 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ac8ebb  rgb(172, 142, 187)  hsl(280, 25%, 65%)  Lilac
#9dbb8e  rgb(157, 187, 142)  hsl(100, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbac8e  rgb(187, 172, 142)  hsl(40, 25%, 65%)  Ecru
#8ebbac  rgb(142, 187, 172)  hsl(160, 25%, 65%)  Opal