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#ACA2DD — Light Muted Blue

#ACA2DD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ACA2DD 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.

#ACA2DD 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 #D3DDA2; it also sits naturally between #A2B5DD and #C9A2DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA2DD · RGB 172, 162, 221

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Color values

HEX#ACA2DD
RGB172, 162, 221
HSL250°, 46%, 75%
HSV250°, 27%, 87%
CMYK22%, 27%, 0%, 13%
XYZ42.98, 39.83, 73.83
Yxy39.83, 0.2744, 0.2543
CIE-Lab69.35, 15.91, -28.55
Hunter Lab63.11, 14.73, -29.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACA2DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA2DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA2DD

.text { color: #ACA2DD; }
.background { background-color: #ACA2DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA2DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 162, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 46%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA2DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 162, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA2DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 162, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA2DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA2DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA2DD

#9488D3#7D6EC9#6654C0#5341AF#473795#392C77#2C225D#201943#130F29#07060F

Tints of #ACA2DD

#B2A9DF#B9B1E2#C0B8E5#C6C0E8#D0CBEC#D7D2EE#DEDAF1#E4E1F4#EBE9F7#F2F0F9

Tones of #ACA2DD

#AFA6D8#B1AAD4#B4AFD0#B7B3CC#BAB7C8#BCBBC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DDA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.34:1 Fails
Against black text8.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA2DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA2DD

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 #ACA2DD: ·

How #ACA2DD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A8CFDeuteranopia · #A8A9CBTritanopia · #ACC3C1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA2DD rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Smoky Ruby Whisper
#757F1C · #B6DE68 · #6355DA · #ACA1E3
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Palette 696fc7
#696FC7 · #A7AAE1 · #F5D3C4 · #F2AEBB
Golden Ruby Twilight
#D7D2F4 · #AFA7E7 · #6C5BDC · #19114B
Honey Ruby Dusk
#4B7124 · #B5D989 · #8140C2 · #B7A5DA

Similar colors

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

#ADA6DC#ACA1E3#A8A8DC#A7AAE1#AFA7E7#B7A5DA#A9A9E6#A3A7E4#AA96DA#B7A3E3#A2AADB#B79ADF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA2DC  ·  #ACA2DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA2DD?

#ACA2DD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 162, 221). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA2DD?

#ACA2DD is RGB 172, 162, 221 — HSL 250°, 46%, 75% — CMYK 22%, 27%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACA2DD?

Its complement is #D3DDA2; analogous partners are #A2B5DD and #C9A2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA2DD for text?

Black text on #ACA2DD has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.