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#A1BACE Color

#A1BACE is rgb(161, 186, 206) in RGB, hsl(207, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1BACE
HEX#A1BACE
RGBrgb(161, 186, 206)
HSLhsl(207, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(207, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.04 242.3)
LABlab(74.11% -5.56 -13.14)
LCHlch(74.11% 14.27 247.05)

What #A1BACE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A1BACE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.44Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 7.23Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.65Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.85Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.4Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A1BACE Channel Values

How #A1BACE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 186 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1BACE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1BACE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1BACE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1BACE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1BACE
Complementary
#CEB5A1
Analogous
#A1CECC
Analogous
#A1A4CE
Triadic
#CEA1BA
Triadic
#BACEA1
Split comp.
#CEA1A4
Split comp.
#CECCA1

Tints & Shades of #A1BACE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFC4D5
#B9CBDA
#C6D5E1
#D4DFE8
#E1E9EF
#EBF0F4

Shades

#80A1BC
#628BAC
#4C7190
#3A576E
#283C4D
#19252F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1BACE.

How #A1BACE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1BACE
Protanopia#B6B6CE
Protanomaly#AEB8CE
Deuteranopia#B2B2CF
Deuteranomaly#ACB5CE
Tritanopia#9EBDBD
Tritanomaly#9FBCC4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1BACE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a1bace: #A1BACE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1BACE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1bace': '#A1BACE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.729, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a1bace">#A1BACE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1BACE"

More Blue Colors

#A1BACE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A1BACE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1BACE?

#A1BACE is a light blue — rgb(161, 186, 206) in RGB and hsl(207, 31%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #A1BACE?

#A1BACE is rgb(161, 186, 206) — red 161, green 186, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1BACE?

#A1BACE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1BACE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1BACE scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1BACE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1BACE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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