#ACA0CD#ACA0CD

#ACA0CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.066 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#ACA0CD
RGB	rgb(172, 160, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 31%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(256, 22%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.26, 13.39, -21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.26, 25.24, 302.05°)
OKLab	oklab(73.14% 0.0297 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(73.14% 0.066 297)
XYZ	xyz(40.6012, 38.3198, 63.0032)
Luminance	0.3832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#ACA0CD #C1CDA0

analogous

#A0ABCD #ACA0CD #C3A0CD

triadic

#ACA0CD #CDACA0 #A0CDAC

tetradic

#ACA0CD #CDA0AB #C1CDA0 #A0CDC3

square

#ACA0CD #CDA0AB #C1CDA0 #A0CDC3

split-complementary

#ACA0CD #CDC3A0 #ABCDA0

monochromatic

#68549F #8978B8 #ACA0CD #CFC8E2 #EDEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#ACA0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#ACA0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #ACA0CD

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##ACA0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##ACA0CD	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6A7AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aca0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 160, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.066 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5bcdc',
    500: '#aca0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aca0cd;
$custom-light: #c5bcdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aca0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 31.034,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73144,
    "c": 0.06551,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.3832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#ACA0CD

secondary

#E7EADF

accent

#AA3C8C

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #ACA0CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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