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#ACA0BA closest to Pastel Purple

#ACA0BA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(172, 160, 186)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 16% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #ACA0BA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #ACA0BA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ACA0BA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ACA0BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ACA0BA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EA5B9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA4BB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A3BB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EA5B9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A3B9
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAA3A9
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACA1B2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A4AA

#ACA0BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#ACA0BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#ACA0BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACA0BA in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #ACA0BA; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACA0BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 160 186);
color: hsl(268 16% 68%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.039 306.2);

#ACA0BA FAQ

What color is #ACA0BA?

#ACA0BA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ACA0BA?

#ACA0BA is rgb(172, 160, 186) in RGB, hsl(268, 16%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0BA?

The complementary color of #ACA0BA is #AEBAA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACA0BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACA0BA: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACA0BA a warm or cool color?

#ACA0BA is a cool color.