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#ACA0BE closest to Pastel Purple

#ACA0BE 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 74.5% blue (rgb(172, 160, 190)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 19% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #ACA0BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.53:1.

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Variations of #ACA0BE

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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#ACA0BE 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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#ACA0BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ACA0BE 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 #9DA5BD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA5BF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A4BF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA5BD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A3BD
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9A4AA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA2B5
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A4AC

#ACA0BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#ACA0BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.53:1 Very good#ACA0BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACA0BE in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #ACA0BE; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACA0BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 160 190);
color: hsl(264 19% 69%);
color: oklch(0.726 0.045 303.5);

#ACA0BE FAQ

What color is #ACA0BE?

#ACA0BE 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 #ACA0BE?

#ACA0BE is rgb(172, 160, 190) in RGB, hsl(264, 19%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0BE?

The complementary color of #ACA0BE is #B2BEA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACA0BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACA0BE: 8.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACA0BE a warm or cool color?

#ACA0BE is a cool color.