#aca6bf

Color #aca6bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aca6bf

RGB

rgb(172, 166, 191)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 16.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 13.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.33, 7.05, -12.02)

LCH

lch(69.33, 13.93, 300.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0362, 296.42)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 65.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bfa6

Analogous

#a6adbf

#aca6bf

#b8a6bf

Triadic

#aca6bf

#bfaca6

#a6bfac

Split-complementary

#aca6bf

#bfb8a6

#adbfa6

Tetradic

#aca6bf

#bfa6b9

#b9bfa6

#a6bfac

Square

#aca6bf

#bfa6ad

#b9bfa6

#a6bfb8

Shades

Color #aca6bf mixed toward black.

#8c83a6

#6d648a

#524b68

#363245

#1b1923

Tints

Color #aca6bf mixed toward white.

#bab5ca

#c8c4d4

#d6d3df

#e3e1ea

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aca6bf mixed toward gray.

#ada8bd

#aeaabb

#afacb9

#b0aeb7

#b1b0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b9 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaab8 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#acb5b4 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca6bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aca6bf (#aca6bf) is rgb(172, 166, 191) in RGB.

No, #aca6bf 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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