Palettes / Colors / #ACAFDC

#ACAFDC — Light Muted Blue

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

#ACAFDC 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 #DCD9AC; it also sits naturally between #ACC8DC and #C1ACDC. 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 69% · Blue 86%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACAFDC

.text { color: #ACAFDC; }
.background { background-color: #ACAFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 175, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 175, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 175, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACAFDC

Tints of #ACAFDC

Tones of #ACAFDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD9AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACAFDC: #000000.

How #ACAFDC 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 #ACAFDC 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

← #ACAFDB  ·  #ACAFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACAFDC?

#ACAFDC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 175, 220). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAFDC?

#ACAFDC is RGB 172, 175, 220 — HSL 236°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 20%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ACAFDC?

Its complement is #DCD9AC; analogous partners are #ACC8DC and #C1ACDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACAFDC for text?

Black text on #ACAFDC has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.