#ACA1CA#ACA1CA
#ACA1CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.060 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 161, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 28%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.41, 12.17, -19.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.41, 22.99, 301.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.22% 0.0273 -0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.22% 0.06 297.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4166, 38.5245, 61.1724) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.24
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.11
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.41
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.79
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA1CA #BFCAA1
analogous
#A1AACA #ACA1CA #C0A1CA
triadic
#ACA1CA #CAACA1 #A1CAAC
tetradic
#ACA1CA #CAA1AA #BFCAA1 #A1CAC0
square
#ACA1CA #CAA1AA #BFCAA1 #A1CAC0
split-complementary
#ACA1CA #CAC0A1 #AACAA1
monochromatic
#69579A #897AB4 #ACA1CA #CFC8E0 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#ACA1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#ACA1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA1CA
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA1CA | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 161, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.060 297.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bcda',
500: '#aca1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca1ca; $custom-light: #c5bcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 161,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.098,
"s": 27.891,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73225,
"c": 0.0597,
"h": 297.2
},
"luminance": 0.38525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA1CA
secondary
#E6E9DE
accent
#A73F8B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183