#aca8b2

Color #aca8b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aca8b2

RGB

rgb(172, 168, 178)

HSL

hsl(264, 6.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.46, 3.33, -4.62)

LCH

lch(69.46, 5.7, 305.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0148, 304.01)

HWB

hwb(264, 65.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb2a8

Analogous

#a8a9b2

#aca8b2

#b1a8b2

Triadic

#aca8b2

#b2aca8

#a8b2ac

Split-complementary

#aca8b2

#b2b1a8

#a9b2a8

Tetradic

#aca8b2

#b2a8ae

#aeb2a8

#a8b2ac

Square

#aca8b2

#b2a8a9

#aeb2a8

#a8b2b1

Shades

Color #aca8b2 mixed toward black.

#8f8997

#726c7a

#55515c

#39363d

#1c1b1f

Tints

Color #aca8b2 mixed toward white.

#bab6bf

#c8c5cc

#d5d3d8

#e3e2e5

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #aca8b2 mixed toward gray.

#aca9b1

#acaab0

#acaaaf

#adabaf

#adacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#ababaf · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#acaead · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca8b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca8b2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#aca8b2 (#aca8b2) is rgb(172, 168, 178) in RGB.

No, #aca8b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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