#aca6db

Color #aca6db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aca6db

RGB

rgb(172, 166, 219)

HSL

hsl(246.8, 42.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.8, 24.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.29, 13.2, -26)

LCH

lch(70.29, 29.16, 296.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0758, 289.65)

HWB

hwb(246.8, 65.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dba6

Analogous

#a6bbdb

#aca6db

#c7a6db

Triadic

#aca6db

#dbaca6

#a6dbac

Split-complementary

#aca6db

#dbc7a6

#bbdba6

Tetradic

#aca6db

#dba6d5

#d5dba6

#a6dbac

Square

#aca6db

#dba6bb

#d5dba6

#a6dbc7

Shades

Color #aca6db mixed toward black.

#8178c9

#574bb6

#413789

#2b255b

#16122e

Tints

Color #aca6db mixed toward white.

#bab5e1

#c8c4e7

#d6d3ed

#e3e1f3

#f1f0f9

Tones

Color #aca6db mixed toward gray.

#afaad7

#b3afd2

#b6b3ce

#bab8c9

#bdbcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9d0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaacd · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#acc6c4 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca6db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca6db]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aca6db (#aca6db) is rgb(172, 166, 219) in RGB.

No, #aca6db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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