Palettes / Colors / #ACA0CC

#ACA0CC — Light Dusty Purple

#ACA0CC is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ACA0CC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACA0CC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BFCB9F; it also sits naturally between #9FA9CB and #C19FCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 63% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ACA0CC

.text { color: #ACA0CC; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA0CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 160, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 30%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA0CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 160, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA0CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 160, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA0CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA0CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCB9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACA0CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA0CC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ACA0CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA0CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA0CC?

#ACA0CC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 172, 160, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA0CC?

#ACA0CC is RGB 172, 160, 204 — HSL 256°, 30%, 71% — CMYK 16%, 22%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ACA0CC?

Its complement is #BFCB9F; analogous partners are #9FA9CB and #C19FCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA0CC for text?

Black text on #ACA0CC has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.