#ACA8CA#ACA8CA
#ACA8CA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.049 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 17%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 8.28, -16.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 18.71, 296.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% 0.0171 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.049 290.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6743, 41.0398, 61.5916) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.79
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.07
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.07
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.63
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.65
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA8CA #C6CAA8
analogous
#A8B5CA #ACA8CA #BDA8CA
triadic
#ACA8CA #CAACA8 #A8CAAC
tetradic
#ACA8CA #CAA8B5 #C6CAA8 #A8CABD
square
#ACA8CA #CAA8B5 #C6CAA8 #A8CABD
split-complementary
#ACA8CA #CABDA8 #B5CAA8
monochromatic
#655E9A #8882B3 #ACA8CA #D0CEE1 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#ACA8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#ACA8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA8CA
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA8CA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ACCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6ADB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.049 290.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1da',
500: '#aca8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca8ca; $custom-light: #c5c1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.059,
"s": 24.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74623,
"c": 0.04866,
"h": 290.6
},
"luminance": 0.4104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA8CA
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A34397
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183