#aca1bd

Color #aca1bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aca1bd

RGB

rgb(172, 161, 189)

HSL

hsl(263.6, 17.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.6, 14.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 14.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.97, 9.41, -12.95)

LCH

lch(67.97, 16.01, 306)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0417, 303.27)

HWB

hwb(263.6, 63.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bda1

Analogous

#a1a4bd

#aca1bd

#baa1bd

Triadic

#aca1bd

#bdaca1

#a1bdac

Split-complementary

#aca1bd

#bdbaa1

#a4bda1

Tetradic

#aca1bd

#bda1b2

#b2bda1

#a1bdac

Square

#aca1bd

#bda1a4

#b2bda1

#a1bdba

Shades

Color #aca1bd mixed toward black.

#8e7fa5

#706089

#544867

#383045

#1c1822

Tints

Color #aca1bd mixed toward white.

#bab1c8

#c8c0d3

#d5d0de

#e3e0e9

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #aca1bd mixed toward gray.

#aca3bb

#ada6b8

#ada8b6

#aeaab4

#aeadb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b7 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b5 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#abb2b0 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca1bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca1bd]

Related colors

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Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#aca1bd (#aca1bd) is rgb(172, 161, 189) in RGB.

No, #aca1bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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