#A1BCFC Color

#A1BCFC is rgb(161, 188, 252) in RGB, hsl(222, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1BCFC

HEX#A1BCFC

RGBrgb(161, 188, 252)

HSLhsl(222, 94%, 81%)

HSVhsv(222, 36%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.096 266.6)

LABlab(76.00% 2.02 -35.03)

LCHlch(76.00% 35.09 273.29)

What #A1BCFC 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 #A1BCFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.59 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9.48 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.18 French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 11.49 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 11.96 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 12.61

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#A1BCFC Channel Values

How #A1BCFC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 188 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 222° · S 94% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 222° · S 36% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1BCFC 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A1BCFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1BCFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A1BCFC

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

Shades

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How #A1BCFC 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#A1BCFC

Protanopia#B8B8FC

Protanomaly#AFB9FC

Deuteranopia#B4B4FC

Deuteranomaly#ADB7FC

Tritanopia#94C6C6

Tritanomaly#99C2DD

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #A1BCFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1bcfc: #A1BCFC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1BCFC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1bcfc': '#A1BCFC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.737, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_a1bcfc">#A1BCFC</color>

SVG fillfill="#A1BCFC"

More Blue Colors

#A1BCFC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#A1BCFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1BCFC?

#A1BCFC is a lightest blue — rgb(161, 188, 252) in RGB and hsl(222, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #A1BCFC?

#A1BCFC is rgb(161, 188, 252) — red 161, green 188, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1BCFC?

#A1BCFC converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1BCFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1BCFC scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1BCFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1BCFC 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 17.79, which is visibly different.

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