#aca7bd

Color #aca7bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aca7bd

RGB

rgb(172, 167, 189)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 14.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 11.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.53, 6.09, -10.62)

LCH

lch(69.53, 12.24, 299.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0318, 295.92)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 65.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bda7

Analogous

#a7adbd

#aca7bd

#b7a7bd

Triadic

#aca7bd

#bdaca7

#a7bdac

Split-complementary

#aca7bd

#bdb7a7

#adbda7

Tetradic

#aca7bd

#bda7b8

#b8bda7

#a7bdac

Square

#aca7bd

#bda7ad

#b8bda7

#a7bdb7

Shades

Color #aca7bd mixed toward black.

#8c85a4

#6d6688

#524c66

#373344

#1b1922

Tints

Color #aca7bd mixed toward white.

#bab6c8

#c8c4d3

#d5d3de

#e3e2e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aca7bd mixed toward gray.

#ada9bb

#aeabb9

#afacb7

#b0aeb6

#b1b0b4

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

#aaaab8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#aaabb7 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#acb4b3 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca7bd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca7bd (#aca7bd) is rgb(172, 167, 189) in RGB.

No, #aca7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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