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#ACA0CD

#aca0cd ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aca0cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.1% cyan, 21.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256°, with 31.03% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 7.36.

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Relative luminance0.3832

Complementary

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #c1cda0

Split complementary

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #cdc3a0
  3. #abcda0

Analogous

  1. #a0abcd
  2. #aca0cd
  3. #c3a0cd

Triadic

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #cdaca0
  3. #a0cdac

Tetradic

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #cda0c1
  3. #c1cda0
  4. #a0cdac

Square

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #cda0ab
  3. #c1cda0
  4. #a0cdc3

Monochromatic

  1. #5b498b
  2. #806eb3
  3. #aca0cd
  4. #d8d2e7
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aca0cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #9b90b9
  3. #8a80a4
  4. #787090
  5. #67607b
  6. #565067
  7. #454052
  8. #34303e
  9. #222029
  10. #111015
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca0cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #b4aad2
  3. #bdb3d7
  4. #c5bddc
  5. #cdc6e1
  6. #d6d0e6
  7. #ded9eb
  8. #e6e3f0
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca0cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca0cd
  2. #a89dc5
  3. #a39abe
  4. #9f96b6
  5. #9a93ae
  6. #9690a7
  7. #928d9f
  8. #8d8a97
  9. #89868f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca0cd {
  color: #aca0cd;
}
Background
.bg-aca0cd {
  background-color: #aca0cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca0cd {
  border: 2px solid #aca0cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca0cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 160 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 31% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca0cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca0cd, #c3a0cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca0cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 160 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.34 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.70 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.27 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.41 #535f32 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#aca0cd  rgb(172, 160, 205)  hsl(256, 31%, 72%)  Wisteria
#c1cda0  rgb(193, 205, 160)  hsl(76, 31%, 72%)  Sage
#cdaca0  rgb(205, 172, 160)  hsl(16, 31%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#a0cdac  rgb(160, 205, 172)  hsl(136, 31%, 72%)  Seafoam Green