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#ACB8FC Color

#ACB8FC is rgb(172, 184, 252) in RGB, hsl(231, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACB8FC
HEX#ACB8FC
RGBrgb(172, 184, 252)
HSLhsl(231, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(231, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.097 276.2)
LABlab(75.73% 7.33 -35.37)
LCHlch(75.73% 36.12 281.71)

What #ACB8FC 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 #ACB8FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#ACB8FC Channel Values

How #ACB8FC 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 172 · G 184 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACB8FC 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACB8FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACB8FC; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ACB8FC

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACB8FC.

How #ACB8FC 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#ACB8FC
Protanopia#B6B6FC
Protanomaly#B2B7FC
Deuteranopia#B4B4FC
Deuteranomaly#B1B6FC
Tritanopia#A0C2C2
Tritanomaly#A5BEDC
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #ACB8FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acb8fc: #ACB8FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACB8FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acb8fc': '#ACB8FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.722, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_acb8fc">#ACB8FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACB8FC"

More Blue Colors

#ACB8FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACB8FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACB8FC?

#ACB8FC is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 184, 252) in RGB and hsl(231, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #ACB8FC?

#ACB8FC is rgb(172, 184, 252) — red 172, green 184, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACB8FC?

#ACB8FC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACB8FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACB8FC scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACB8FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACB8FC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.17, which is visibly different.

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