#aca2cd

Color #aca2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.09 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca2cd

RGB

rgb(172, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(254, 30.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 21%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.76, 12.27, -20.62)

LCH

lch(68.76, 23.99, 300.75)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0623, 295.49)

HWB

hwb(254, 63.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cda2

Analogous

#a2aecd

#aca2cd

#c2a2cd

Triadic

#aca2cd

#cdaca2

#a2cdac

Split-complementary

#aca2cd

#cdc2a2

#aecda2

Tetradic

#aca2cd

#cda2c3

#c3cda2

#a2cdac

Square

#aca2cd

#cda2ae

#c3cda2

#a2cdc2

Shades

Color #aca2cd mixed toward black.

#897ab8

#67569f

#4d4077

#332b50

#1a1528

Tints

Color #aca2cd mixed toward white.

#bab2d5

#c8c1de

#d6d1e6

#e3e0ee

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #aca2cd mixed toward gray.

#aea6ca

#b0a9c6

#b2adc2

#b4b0bf

#b6b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c4 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a9c1 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#acbcba · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca2cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca2cd (#aca2cd) is rgb(172, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #aca2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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