#aca5c2

Color #aca5c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca5c2

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 194)

HSL

hsl(254.5, 19.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.5, 14.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(69.17, 8.23, -13.92)

LCH

lch(69.17, 16.17, 300.59)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.042, 296.44)

HWB

hwb(254.5, 64.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc2a5

Analogous

#a5adc2

#aca5c2

#bba5c2

Triadic

#aca5c2

#c2aca5

#a5c2ac

Split-complementary

#aca5c2

#c2bba5

#adc2a5

Tetradic

#aca5c2

#c2a5bb

#bbc2a5

#a5c2ac

Square

#aca5c2

#c2a5ad

#bbc2a5

#a5c2bb

Shades

Color #aca5c2 mixed toward black.

#8b81aa

#6c618f

#51496b

#363047

#1b1824

Tints

Color #aca5c2 mixed toward white.

#bab4cc

#c8c3d6

#d6d2e1

#e3e1eb

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #aca5c2 mixed toward gray.

#ada7c0

#afaabd

#b0acbb

#b1afb8

#b2b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a9aaba · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#acb6b5 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca5c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca5c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca5c2 (#aca5c2) is rgb(172, 165, 194) in RGB.

No, #aca5c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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