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#ACA0B8

#aca0b8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aca0b8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 62.75% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.52% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 14.46% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.3737

Complementary

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #acb8a0

Split complementary

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #b8b8a0
  3. #a0b8a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a0b8
  2. #aca0b8
  3. #b8a0b8

Triadic

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #b8aca0
  3. #a0b8ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #b8a0ac
  3. #acb8a0
  4. #a0b8ac

Square

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #b8a0a0
  3. #acb8a0
  4. #a0b8b8

Monochromatic

  1. #5f526d
  2. #867497
  3. #aca0b8
  4. #d2ccd9
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#aca0b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #9b90a6
  3. #8a8093
  4. #787081
  5. #67606e
  6. #56505c
  7. #45404a
  8. #343037
  9. #222025
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca0b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #b4aabf
  3. #bdb3c6
  4. #c5bdcd
  5. #cdc6d4
  6. #d6d0dc
  7. #ded9e3
  8. #e6e3ea
  9. #eeecf1
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca0b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca0b8
  2. #a89db2
  3. #a39aad
  4. #9f96a7
  5. #9a93a2
  6. #96909c
  7. #928d96
  8. #8d8a91
  9. #89868b
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a3ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca4b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa5b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a2b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a3b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca0b8 {
  color: #aca0b8;
}
Background
.bg-aca0b8 {
  background-color: #aca0b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca0b8 {
  border: 2px solid #aca0b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca0b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 160 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 14% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca0b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca0b8, #b8a0b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca0b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 160 184 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.05 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.27 #535f47 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aca0b8  rgb(172, 160, 184)  hsl(270, 14%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#acb8a0  rgb(172, 184, 160)  hsl(90, 14%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b8aca0  rgb(184, 172, 160)  hsl(30, 14%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a0b8ac  rgb(160, 184, 172)  hsl(150, 14%, 67%)  Opal