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#aca5ed color: Bright light violet

#aca5ed is rgb(172, 165, 237) in RGB and oklch(75.455% 0.1026 288.131) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

75.5%
0.103
288°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aca5ed

#aca5ed is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#acace6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aca5ed mixed with white

  1. aca5ed
  2. b4aeef
  3. bcb7f1
  4. c4c0f3
  5. ccc9f5
  6. d4d2f7
  7. dddbf9
  8. e5e4fb
  9. eeedfc
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aca5ed mixed with black

  1. aca5ed
  2. 958fce
  3. 7f79b0
  4. 696593
  5. 545177
  6. 403d5c
  7. 2d2b42
  8. 1b1a2a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aca5ed with less saturation

  1. aca5ed
  2. aca6e7
  3. aca8e1
  4. ada9db
  5. adaad5
  6. adabcf
  7. aeacc9
  8. aeadc2
  9. aeaebc
  10. afaeb6

Questions about #aca5ed

What color is #aca5ed?

#aca5ed is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(172, 165, 237), in HSL hsl(245.83, 66.67%, 78.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.455% 0.1026 288.131).

What colors go well with #aca5ed?

The complementary color of #aca5ed is #b5b465. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87b1f0 and #cb9bda. The triadic partners are #e59b75 and #67c4a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca5ed?

Black text reads better on #aca5ed: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca5ed a warm or cool color?

#aca5ed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.103.