What color is #ACA3C5?

#ACA3C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA3C5?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 197: 172 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA3C5?

The complementary color is #BCC5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA3C5 color

#ACA3C5 rgb(172, 163, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ACA3C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 77.3% blue (172, 163, 197).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#ACA3C5 color codes

HEX	`#ACA3C5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, 9.98, -16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 19.04, 301.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.186, 38.996, 58.222)`
Decimal	`11314117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA3C5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ACA3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ACA3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca3c5; }
.text { color: #aca3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca3c5, #bda3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA3C5?: #ACA3C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA3C5?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 197: 172 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA3C5?: The complementary color is #BCC5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.