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#ACA0BB

#aca0bb ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aca0bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 14.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 16.56% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.375

Complementary

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #afbba0

Split complementary

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #bbbaa0
  3. #a2bba0

Analogous

  1. #a0a2bb
  2. #aca0bb
  3. #baa0bb

Triadic

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #bbaca0
  3. #a0bbac

Tetradic

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #bba0af
  3. #afbba0
  4. #a0bbac

Square

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #bba0a2
  3. #afbba0
  4. #a0bbba

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5171
  2. #85739b
  3. #aca0bb
  4. #d3cddb
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#aca0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #9b90a8
  3. #8a8096
  4. #787083
  5. #676070
  6. #56505e
  7. #45404b
  8. #343038
  9. #222025
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #b4aac2
  3. #bdb3c9
  4. #c5bdcf
  5. #cdc6d6
  6. #d6d0dd
  7. #ded9e4
  8. #e6e3eb
  9. #eeecf1
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca0bb
  2. #a89db5
  3. #a39aaf
  4. #9f96a9
  5. #9a93a3
  6. #96909e
  7. #928d98
  8. #8d8a92
  9. #89868c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca4bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaa3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a3bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a3ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca0bb {
  color: #aca0bb;
}
Background
.bg-aca0bb {
  background-color: #aca0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca0bb {
  border: 2px solid #aca0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 160 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca0bb, #baa0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 160 187 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.15 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.61 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.45 #535f44 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aca0bb  rgb(172, 160, 187)  hsl(267, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#afbba0  rgb(175, 187, 160)  hsl(87, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#bbaca0  rgb(187, 172, 160)  hsl(27, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a0bbac  rgb(160, 187, 172)  hsl(147, 17%, 68%)  Opal