#aca9bc

Color #aca9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca9bc

RGB

rgb(172, 169, 188)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 12.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 10.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.02, 4.78, -9.33)

LCH

lch(70.02, 10.48, 297.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0272, 292.89)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 66.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bca9

Analogous

#a9afbc

#aca9bc

#b6a9bc

Triadic

#aca9bc

#bcaca9

#a9bcac

Split-complementary

#aca9bc

#bcb6a9

#afbca9

Tetradic

#aca9bc

#bca9b9

#b9bca9

#a9bcac

Square

#aca9bc

#bca9af

#b9bca9

#a9bcb6

Shades

Color #aca9bc mixed toward black.

#8c88a2

#6d6886

#524e64

#363443

#1b1a21

Tints

Color #aca9bc mixed toward white.

#bab7c7

#c8c6d2

#d6d4dd

#e3e2e9

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #aca9bc mixed toward gray.

#adabba

#aeacb9

#afaeb7

#b0afb6

#b1b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#ababb7 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#acb4b3 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca9bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aca9bc (#aca9bc) is rgb(172, 169, 188) in RGB.

No, #aca9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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