#aca1bc

Color #aca1bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aca1bc

RGB

rgb(172, 161, 188)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 16.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 14.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.94, 9.2, -12.44)

LCH

lch(67.94, 15.47, 306.48)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0404, 303.89)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 63.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bca1

Analogous

#a1a3bc

#aca1bc

#b9a1bc

Triadic

#aca1bc

#bcaca1

#a1bcac

Split-complementary

#aca1bc

#bcb9a1

#a3bca1

Tetradic

#aca1bc

#bca1b1

#b1bca1

#a1bcac

Square

#aca1bc

#bca1a3

#b1bca1

#a1bcb9

Shades

Color #aca1bc mixed toward black.

#8e7fa4

#716188

#544966

#383044

#1c1822

Tints

Color #aca1bc mixed toward white.

#bab1c7

#c8c0d2

#d5d0dd

#e3e0e9

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #aca1bc mixed toward gray.

#aca3ba

#ada5b7

#ada8b5

#aeaab3

#aeacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b6 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#abb1b0 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca1bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca1bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#aca1bc (#aca1bc) is rgb(172, 161, 188) in RGB.

No, #aca1bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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