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#AC8AEC closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#AC8AEC is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(172, 138, 236)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 72% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #AC8AEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.60:1.

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Variations of #AC8AEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AC8AEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AC8AEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AC8AEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #759BE9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F9CF0
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8297EE
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #759BE9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8996EB
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9F9BB0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A991D3
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A097B4

#AC8AEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#AC8AEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.60:1 Very good#AC8AEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AC8AEC in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #AC8AEC; }
.background { background-color: #AC8AEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AC8AEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 138 236);
color: hsl(261 72% 73%);
color: oklch(0.704 0.143 298.7);

#AC8AEC FAQ

What color is #AC8AEC?

#AC8AEC is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AC8AEC?

#AC8AEC is rgb(172, 138, 236) in RGB, hsl(261, 72%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 42%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AC8AEC?

The complementary color of #AC8AEC is #CAEC8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AC8AEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AC8AEC: 7.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AC8AEC a warm or cool color?

#AC8AEC is a cool color.