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#ACACDB — Light Muted Blue

#ACACDB 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 #ACACDB 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.

#ACACDB 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 #DBDBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC4DB and #C4ADDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACACDB · RGB 172, 172, 219

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Color values

HEX#ACACDB
RGB172, 172, 219
HSL240°, 39%, 77%
HSV240°, 21%, 86%
CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 14%
XYZ44.55, 43.39, 73.04
Yxy43.39, 0.2767, 0.2695
CIE-Lab71.82, 9.87, -23.67
Hunter Lab65.87, 9.11, -24.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 67% · Blue 86%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACACDB

.text { color: #ACACDB; }
.background { background-color: #ACACDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACACDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 172, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACACDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 172, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACACDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 172, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACACDB

#9595D0#7878C4#5F5FB9#4B4BAA#404091#333375#28285C#1E1E43#111127#06060E

Tints of #ACACDB

#B5B5DE#BCBCE1#C3C3E5#CACAE8#D1D1EB#D4D4EC#DCDCEF#E3E3F3#EAEAF6#F1F1F9

Tones of #ACACDB

#B1B1D8#B4B4D5#B7B7D1#BABACE#BEBECB#C1C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.17:1 Fails
Against black text9.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACACDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACACDB

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 #ACACDB: ·

How #ACACDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACACD0Deuteranopia · #ACACCDTritanopia · #ACC7C5

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 #ACACDB rather than the exact color:

Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2
Palette 696fc7
#696FC7 · #A7AAE1 · #F5D3C4 · #F2AEBB
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Mellow Ruby Mirage
#806C22 · #DBCC79 · #4562CD · #AEB2E2

Similar colors

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

#A8A8DC#ADA6DC#ACB1D6#A7AAE1#AFB4D9#AEB2E2#A6B1E1#A2AADB#A9B5DF#B2AFE3#A4B3DE#A9A9E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACACDA  ·  #ACACDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACACDB?

#ACACDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 172, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACACDB?

#ACACDB is RGB 172, 172, 219 — HSL 240°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ACACDB?

Its complement is #DBDBAD; analogous partners are #ADC4DB and #C4ADDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACACDB for text?

Black text on #ACACDB has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.