#aca8df

Color #aca8df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 20.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#aca8df

RGB

rgb(172, 168, 223)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(70.94, 13.01, -27.19)

LCH

lch(70.94, 30.14, 295.57)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0785, 287.65)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 65.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdfa8

Analogous

#a8c0df

#aca8df

#c8a8df

Triadic

#aca8df

#dfaca8

#a8dfac

Split-complementary

#aca8df

#dfc8a8

#c0dfa8

Tetradic

#aca8df

#dfa8db

#dbdfa8

#a8dfac

Square

#aca8df

#dfa8c0

#dbdfa8

#a8dfc8

Shades

Color #aca8df mixed toward black.

#7f78cd

#5149bc

#3b358f

#27235f

#141230

Tints

Color #aca8df mixed toward white.

#bab7e4

#c8c5ea

#d6d4ef

#e3e2f4

#f1f1fa

Tones

Color #aca8df mixed toward gray.

#b0adda

#b4b1d6

#b8b6d1

#bcbacd

#c0bfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad3 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#ababd0 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#accac7 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca8df]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aca8df (#aca8df) is rgb(172, 168, 223) in RGB.

No, #aca8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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