#aca5cd

Color #aca5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aca5cd

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 205)

HSL

hsl(250.5, 28.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.5, 19.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.53, 10.6, -19.45)

LCH

lch(69.53, 22.15, 298.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0575, 292.91)

HWB

hwb(250.5, 64.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cda5

Analogous

#a5b2cd

#aca5cd

#c0a5cd

Triadic

#aca5cd

#cdaca5

#a5cdac

Split-complementary

#aca5cd

#cdc0a5

#b2cda5

Tetradic

#aca5cd

#cda5c6

#c6cda5

#a5cdac

Square

#aca5cd

#cda5b2

#c6cda5

#a5cdc0

Shades

Color #aca5cd mixed toward black.

#877db7

#64589e

#4b4277

#322c4f

#191628

Tints

Color #aca5cd mixed toward white.

#bab4d5

#c8c3de

#d5d2e6

#e3e1ee

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #aca5cd mixed toward gray.

#aea8ca

#b0acc6

#b2afc3

#b5b2c0

#b7b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c4 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aac2 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#acbdbb · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca5cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca5cd (#aca5cd) is rgb(172, 165, 205) in RGB.

No, #aca5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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