#aca2c7

Color #aca2c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aca2c7

RGB

rgb(172, 162, 199)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 24.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 18.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.56, 10.97, -17.61)

LCH

lch(68.56, 20.75, 301.92)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0539, 297.42)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 63.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc7a2

Analogous

#a2abc7

#aca2c7

#bfa2c7

Triadic

#aca2c7

#c7aca2

#a2c7ac

Split-complementary

#aca2c7

#c7bfa2

#abc7a2

Tetradic

#aca2c7

#c7a2bd

#bdc7a2

#a2c7ac

Square

#aca2c7

#c7a2ab

#bdc7a2

#a2c7bf

Shades

Color #aca2c7 mixed toward black.

#8b7db0

#6b5b96

#504471

#352d4b

#1b1726

Tints

Color #aca2c7 mixed toward white.

#bab2d0

#c8c1da

#d6d1e3

#e3e0ec

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #aca2c7 mixed toward gray.

#ada5c4

#afa8c1

#b0abbe

#b2aebb

#b3b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bf · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9bd · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#acb8b7 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca2c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca2c7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aca2c7 (#aca2c7) is rgb(172, 162, 199) in RGB.

No, #aca2c7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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