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#ACA2FB — Light Vivid Blue

#ACA2FB 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 #ACA2FB 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.

#ACA2FB 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 #F1FBA2; it also sits naturally between #A2C4FB and #D9A2FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA2FB · RGB 172, 162, 251

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Color values

HEX#ACA2FB
RGB172, 162, 251
HSL247°, 92%, 81%
HSV247°, 35%, 98%
CMYK31%, 35%, 0%, 2%
XYZ47.35, 41.58, 96.80
Yxy41.58, 0.2549, 0.2239
CIE-Lab70.58, 23.18, -43.04
Hunter Lab64.48, 22.02, -49.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 98%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACA2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA2FB

.text { color: #ACA2FB; }
.background { background-color: #ACA2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 162, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 162, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 162, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA2FB

#8A7BF9#6B59F8#4831F6#260AF5#2009D3#1A07AB#140684#0E045D#09023B#030114

Tints of #ACA2FB

#B5ACFC#B9B1FC#C2BAFC#C6BFFC#CFC9FD#D4CEFD#DCD8FD#E1DDFE#E9E7FE#EEEBFE

Tones of #ACA2FB

#B1A8F5#B6AFEF#BBB5E8#C0BCE1#C5C2DB#CAC8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FBA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.25:1 Fails
Against black text9.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA2FB

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 #ACA2FB: ·

How #ACA2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A8E5Deuteranopia · #A8A9E0Tritanopia · #ACD4D1

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 #ACA2FB 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 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE

Similar colors

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

#ADA2FF#B2A4FF#B2A5FF#9FA1FF#A8A6EE#B2A0EE#A5AEFF#B1AFFF#B799FF#A594F9#B7A5F0#ABADEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA2FA  ·  #ACA2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA2FB?

#ACA2FB is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 162, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA2FB?

#ACA2FB is RGB 172, 162, 251 — HSL 247°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 31%, 35%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ACA2FB?

Its complement is #F1FBA2; analogous partners are #A2C4FB and #D9A2FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA2FB for text?

Black text on #ACA2FB has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.