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#ACA0C8 closest to Imperial Lilac

#ACA0C8 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(172, 160, 200)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 27% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #ACA0C8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.62:1.

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Variations of #ACA0C8

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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#ACA0C8 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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#ACA0C8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ACA0C8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AA6C7
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98A6CA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA4C9
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AA6C7
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A4C7
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7A6AD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA2BC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A4AF

#ACA0C8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#ACA0C8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.62:1 Very good#ACA0C8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACA0C8 in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #ACA0C8; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0C8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACA0C8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 160 200);
color: hsl(258 27% 71%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.059 298.7);

#ACA0C8 FAQ

What color is #ACA0C8?

#ACA0C8 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ACA0C8?

#ACA0C8 is rgb(172, 160, 200) in RGB, hsl(258, 27%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0C8?

The complementary color of #ACA0C8 is #BCC8A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACA0C8?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACA0C8: 8.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACA0C8 a warm or cool color?

#ACA0C8 is a cool color.