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#ACA0F3 — Light Vivid Blue

#ACA0F3 is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #ACA0F3 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.

#ACA0F3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E7F3A0; it also sits naturally between #A0BDF3 and #D6A0F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA0F3 · RGB 172, 160, 243

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Color values

HEX#ACA0F3
RGB172, 160, 243
HSL249°, 78%, 79%
HSV249°, 34%, 95%
CMYK29%, 34%, 0%, 5%
XYZ45.76, 40.38, 90.18
Yxy40.38, 0.2595, 0.2290
CIE-Lab69.74, 22.31, -39.99
Hunter Lab63.55, 21.06, -44.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 63% · Blue 95%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACA0F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA0F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA0F3

.text { color: #ACA0F3; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA0F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 160, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 78%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA0F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 160, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA0F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 160, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA0F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA0F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA0F3

#9180EF#715CEB#553CE7#391BDE#3118BF#27139A#1F0F7B#160B56#0E0736#050212

Tints of #ACA0F3

#B4A9F4#B8ADF5#C0B6F6#C8BFF7#D0C9F8#D4CDF9#DCD6FA#E3DFFB#E7E4FC#EFEDFD

Tones of #ACA0F3

#B0A6ED#B4ABE7#B9B1E2#BDB8DB#C1BED5#C5C4CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7F3A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.31:1 Fails
Against black text9.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA0F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA0F3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACA0F3: ·

How #ACA0F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A7DFDeuteranopia · #A8A8DATritanopia · #ABCFCC

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA0F3 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Orchard
#B3CB17 · #E8EF72 · #3E25E6 · #B2A0EE
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Velvet Marble
#1AAB2F · #33E0BF · #60A9E7 · #A399F0
Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0

Similar colors

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

#B2A0EE#A8A6EE#B099EB#A399F0#ADA2FF#B7A5F0#B297EC#ABADEF#B2A4FF#AFA7E7#B2A5FF#B3ACED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA0F2  ·  #ACA0F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA0F3?

#ACA0F3 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 160, 243). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA0F3?

#ACA0F3 is RGB 172, 160, 243 — HSL 249°, 78%, 79% — CMYK 29%, 34%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ACA0F3?

Its complement is #E7F3A0; analogous partners are #A0BDF3 and #D6A0F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA0F3 for text?

Black text on #ACA0F3 has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.