#ACA4BF#ACA4BF
#ACA4BF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.039 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA4BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 164, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 17%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 14%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 8.16, -12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 15.18, 302.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.0191 -0.0345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.039 299) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6909, 39.0831, 54.7329) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.52
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.08
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.36
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.62
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA4BF #B7BFA4
analogous
#A4AABF #ACA4BF #BAA4BF
triadic
#ACA4BF #BFACA4 #A4BFAC
tetradic
#ACA4BF #BFA4AA #B7BFA4 #A4BFBA
square
#ACA4BF #BFA4AA #B7BFA4 #A4BFBA
split-complementary
#ACA4BF #BFBAA4 #AABFA4
monochromatic
#6C6089 #8B80A6 #ACA4BF #CDC8D8 #EEECF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#ACA4BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#ACA4BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA4BF
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA4BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA4BF | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca4bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 164, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.039 299.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfd2',
500: '#aca4bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca4bf; $custom-light: #c4bfd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca4bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 164,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.778,
"s": 17.419,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7342,
"c": 0.03946,
"h": 299
},
"luminance": 0.39083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA4BF
secondary
#E1E3DC
accent
#9C4A83
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182