Palettes / Colors / #ACA2D7

#ACA2D7 — Light Muted Blue

#ACA2D7 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ACA2D7 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #CDD7A2; it also sits naturally between #A2B3D7 and #C6A2D7. 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 64% · Blue 84%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACA2D7

.text { color: #ACA2D7; }
.background { background-color: #ACA2D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA2D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 162, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 40%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA2D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 162, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA2D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 162, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA2D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA2D7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA2D7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD7A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACA2D7: #000000.

How #ACA2D7 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 #ACA2D7 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

← #ACA2D6  ·  #ACA2D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA2D7?

#ACA2D7 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 162, 215). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA2D7?

#ACA2D7 is RGB 172, 162, 215 — HSL 251°, 40%, 74% — CMYK 20%, 25%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #ACA2D7?

Its complement is #CDD7A2; analogous partners are #A2B3D7 and #C6A2D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA2D7 for text?

Black text on #ACA2D7 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.