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#ACA4CC

#aca4cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aca4cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 64.31% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.69% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 28.17% saturation and 72.16% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.12.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3968

Complementary

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #c4cca4

Split complementary

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #ccc0a4
  3. #b0cca4

Analogous

  1. #a4b0cc
  2. #aca4cc
  3. #c0a4cc

Triadic

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #ccaca4
  3. #a4ccac

Tetradic

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #cca4c4
  3. #c4cca4
  4. #a4ccac

Square

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #cca4b0
  3. #c4cca4
  4. #a4ccc0

Monochromatic

  1. #594d8a
  2. #7f73b1
  3. #aca4cc
  4. #d9d5e7
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aca4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #9b94b8
  3. #8a83a3
  4. #78738f
  5. #67627a
  6. #565266
  7. #454252
  8. #34313d
  9. #222129
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #b4add1
  3. #bdb6d6
  4. #c5bfdb
  5. #cdc8e0
  6. #d6d2e6
  7. #dedbeb
  8. #e6e4f0
  9. #eeedf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca4cc
  2. #a8a0c4
  3. #a39dbd
  4. #9f99b5
  5. #9a96ae
  6. #9692a6
  7. #928e9e
  8. #8d8b97
  9. #89878f
  10. #848488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6aab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a7cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca4cc {
  color: #aca4cc;
}
Background
.bg-aca4cc {
  background-color: #aca4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca4cc {
  border: 2px solid #aca4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 164 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca4cc, #c0a4cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 164 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.12 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.36 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.58 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.85 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.18 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.01 #535b33 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aca4cc  rgb(172, 164, 204)  hsl(252, 28%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c4cca4  rgb(196, 204, 164)  hsl(72, 28%, 72%)  Sage
#ccaca4  rgb(204, 172, 164)  hsl(12, 28%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#a4ccac  rgb(164, 204, 172)  hsl(132, 28%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green