#aca0d8

Color #aca0d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.98 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca0d8

RGB

rgb(172, 160, 216)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 41.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 25.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(68.66, 15.87, -26.85)

LCH

lch(68.66, 31.19, 300.59)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0809, 294.16)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 62.7%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd8a0

Analogous

#a0b0d8

#aca0d8

#c8a0d8

Triadic

#aca0d8

#d8aca0

#a0d8ac

Split-complementary

#aca0d8

#d8c8a0

#b0d8a0

Tetradic

#aca0d8

#d8a0cc

#ccd8a0

#a0d8ac

Square

#aca0d8

#d8a0b0

#ccd8a0

#a0d8c8

Shades

Color #aca0d8 mixed toward black.

#8573c6

#5f49b2

#483785

#302459

#18122c

Tints

Color #aca0d8 mixed toward white.

#bab0de

#c8c0e5

#d5cfeb

#e3dff2

#f1eff8

Tones

Color #aca0d8 mixed toward gray.

#afa5d3

#b1a9cf

#b4aeca

#b7b3c5

#b9b7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cc · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9c9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#abc2c0 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca0d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca0d8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca0d8 (#aca0d8) is rgb(172, 160, 216) in RGB.

No, #aca0d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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