#ACA0E8#ACA0E8
#ACA0E8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.103 H 291.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA0E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 160, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 61%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 31%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, 19.62, -34.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 39.85, 299.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.28% 0.0375 -0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.28% 0.103 291.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1460, 39.7378, 81.6726) |
| Luminance | 0.3974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.02
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.27
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.72
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.84
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.22
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA0E8 #DCE8A0
analogous
#A0B8E8 #ACA0E8 #D0A0E8
triadic
#ACA0E8 #E8ACA0 #A0E8AC
tetradic
#ACA0E8 #E8A0B8 #DCE8A0 #A0E8D0
square
#ACA0E8 #E8A0B8 #DCE8A0 #A0E8D0
split-complementary
#ACA0E8 #E8D0A0 #B8E8A0
monochromatic
#563DD0 #816FDC #ACA0E8 #D7D1F4 #E9E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#ACA0E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#ACA0E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA0E8
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA0E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA0E8 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DAAEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA8E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FACBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca0e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 160, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.103 291.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bcef',
500: '#aca0e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca0e8; $custom-light: #c6bcef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca0e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 160,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250,
"s": 61.017,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74275,
"c": 0.10315,
"h": 291.3
},
"luminance": 0.39738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA0E8
secondary
#EDF0DB
accent
#C91DAC
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184