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#ACA0FE — Light Vivid Blue

#ACA0FE 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 #ACA0FE 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.

#ACA0FE 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 #F1FE9F; it also sits naturally between #9FC2FE and #DB9FFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA0FE · RGB 172, 160, 254

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Color values

HEX#ACA0FE
RGB172, 160, 254
HSL248°, 98%, 81%
HSV248°, 37%, 100%
CMYK32%, 37%, 0%, 0%
XYZ47.47, 41.07, 99.19
Yxy41.07, 0.2529, 0.2188
CIE-Lab70.22, 25.06, -45.22
Hunter Lab64.08, 23.88, -52.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 63% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACA0FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA0FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA0FE

.text { color: #ACA0FE; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA0FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 160, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA0FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 160, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA0FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 160, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA0FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA0FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA0FE

#8977FE#6A53FD#472BFD#2403FC#1F02D9#1902B1#130188#0E0160#09013D#030014

Tints of #ACA0FE

#B4A9FE#B9AEFE#C2B8FE#C6BDFE#CFC7FE#D3CDFE#DCD7FF#E0DCFF#E9E6FF#EDEBFF

Tones of #ACA0FE

#B1A6F7#B6ADF0#BBB3EA#C0BAE3#C5C1DC#CAC8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FE9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.28:1 Fails
Against black text9.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA0FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA0FE

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 #ACA0FE: ·

How #ACA0FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A7E7Deuteranopia · #A8A8E2Tritanopia · #ABD5D1

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 · #8B5CF6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA0FE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

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

#ADA2FF#B2A4FF#B2A5FF#B799FF#9FA1FF#A594F9#A5AEFF#B1AFFF#B693FE#A294F9#B2A0EE#A8A6EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA0FD  ·  #ACA0FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA0FE?

#ACA0FE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 160, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA0FE?

#ACA0FE is RGB 172, 160, 254 — HSL 248°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 32%, 37%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ACA0FE?

Its complement is #F1FE9F; analogous partners are #9FC2FE and #DB9FFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA0FE for text?

Black text on #ACA0FE has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.