#ACA3CE#ACA3CE
#ACA3CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.062 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 163, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.06, 11.94, -20.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.06, 23.92, 299.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% 0.0257 -0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.062 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2486, 39.4210, 63.8164) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.44
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.10
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.24
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA3CE #C5CEA3
analogous
#A3B0CE #ACA3CE #C1A3CE
triadic
#ACA3CE #CEACA3 #A3CEAC
tetradic
#ACA3CE #CEA3B0 #C5CEA3 #A3CEC1
square
#ACA3CE #CEA3B0 #C5CEA3 #A3CEC1
split-complementary
#ACA3CE #CEC1A3 #B0CEA3
monochromatic
#6556A1 #887BB9 #ACA3CE #D0CBE3 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#ACA3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#ACA3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA3CE
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA3CE | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6AAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 163, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.062 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bedd',
500: '#aca3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca3ce; $custom-light: #c5bedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 163,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.558,
"s": 30.496,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73775,
"c": 0.06209,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.39421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA3CE
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A93C92
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183