What color is #ACA9D9?

#ACA9D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA9D9?

The RGB value is 172, 169, 217: 172 red, 169 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA9D9?

The complementary color is #D6D9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA9D9 color

#ACA9D9 rgb(172, 169, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACA9D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.3% green and 85.1% blue (172, 169, 217).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#ACA9D9 color codes

HEX	`#ACA9D9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 169, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, 11.07, -23.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 26.29, 294.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.723, 42.156, 71.466)`
Decimal	`11315673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA9D9, 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 #ACA9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #ACA9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca9d9; }
.text { color: #aca9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 169 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca9d9, #c4a9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACA9D9?: #ACA9D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA9D9?: The RGB value is 172, 169, 217: 172 red, 169 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA9D9?: The complementary color is #D6D9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.