#aca8cb

Color #aca8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aca8cb

RGB

rgb(172, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(70.24, 8.5, -17.28)

LCH

lch(70.24, 19.26, 296.19)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.05, 290.35)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cba8

Analogous

#a8b5cb

#aca8cb

#bda8cb

Triadic

#aca8cb

#cbaca8

#a8cbac

Split-complementary

#aca8cb

#cbbda8

#b5cba8

Tetradic

#aca8cb

#cba8c7

#c7cba8

#a8cbac

Square

#aca8cb

#cba8b5

#c7cba8

#a8cbbd

Shades

Color #aca8cb mixed toward black.

#8781b4

#645c9b

#4b4574

#322e4d

#191727

Tints

Color #aca8cb mixed toward white.

#bab6d4

#c8c5dc

#d5d3e5

#e3e2ee

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #aca8cb mixed toward gray.

#aeabc8

#b0aec5

#b3b1c2

#b5b4bf

#b7b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac3 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#ababc1 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#acbdbb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca8cb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aca8cb (#aca8cb) is rgb(172, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #aca8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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