#aca2c5

Color #aca2c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aca2c5

RGB

rgb(172, 162, 197)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 23.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 17.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.49, 10.54, -16.6)

LCH

lch(68.49, 19.66, 302.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.051, 298.17)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 63.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc5a2

Analogous

#a2aac5

#aca2c5

#bea2c5

Triadic

#aca2c5

#c5aca2

#a2c5ac

Split-complementary

#aca2c5

#c5bea2

#aac5a2

Tetradic

#aca2c5

#c5a2bb

#bbc5a2

#a2c5ac

Square

#aca2c5

#c5a2aa

#bbc5a2

#a2c5be

Shades

Color #aca2c5 mixed toward black.

#8b7dae

#6c5c93

#51456f

#362e4a

#1b1725

Tints

Color #aca2c5 mixed toward white.

#bab2cf

#c8c1d8

#d5d1e2

#e3e0ec

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #aca2c5 mixed toward gray.

#ada5c2

#afa8bf

#b0abbc

#b1aeb9

#b2b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9bb · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#acb7b5 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca2c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca2c5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aca2c5 (#aca2c5) is rgb(172, 162, 197) in RGB.

No, #aca2c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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