#aca0db

Color #aca0db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aca0db

RGB

rgb(172, 160, 219)

HSL

hsl(252.2, 45%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.2, 26.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 16.56, -28.33)

LCH

lch(68.77, 32.81, 300.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0851, 293.55)

HWB

hwb(252.2, 62.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfdba0

Analogous

#a0b1db

#aca0db

#c9a0db

Triadic

#aca0db

#dbaca0

#a0dbac

Split-complementary

#aca0db

#dbc9a0

#b1dba0

Tetradic

#aca0db

#dba0cf

#cfdba0

#a0dbac

Square

#aca0db

#dba0b1

#cfdba0

#a0dbc9

Shades

Color #aca0db mixed toward black.

#8472ca

#5d45b7

#453489

#2e235c

#17112e

Tints

Color #aca0db mixed toward white.

#bab0e1

#c8c0e7

#d5cfed

#e3dff3

#f1eff9

Tones

Color #aca0db mixed toward gray.

#afa5d6

#b2aad1

#b5afcc

#b8b4c7

#bbb9c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9cc · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#abc4c2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca0db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca0db]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca0db (#aca0db) is rgb(172, 160, 219) in RGB.

No, #aca0db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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