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#ACBCFB Color

#ACBCFB is rgb(172, 188, 251) in RGB, hsl(228, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 2%) 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 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBCFB
HEX#ACBCFB
RGBrgb(172, 188, 251)
HSLhsl(228, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(228, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.091 273.2)
LABlab(76.73% 5.09 -33.30)
LCHlch(76.73% 33.69 278.69)

What #ACBCFB 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 #ACBCFB, 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.

#ACBCFB Channel Values

How #ACBCFB 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 188 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBCFB 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ACBCFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACBCFB; 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 #ACBCFB

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 #ACBCFB.

How #ACBCFB 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#ACBCFB
Protanopia#B9B9FB
Protanomaly#B4BAFB
Deuteranopia#B7B7FB
Deuteranomaly#B3B9FB
Tritanopia#A0C5C5
Tritanomaly#A5C2DD
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBCFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acbcfb: #ACBCFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBCFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acbcfb': '#ACBCFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.737, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_acbcfb">#ACBCFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACBCFB"

More Blue Colors

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

#ACBCFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBCFB?

#ACBCFB is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 188, 251) in RGB and hsl(228, 91%, 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #ACBCFB?

#ACBCFB is rgb(172, 188, 251) — red 172, green 188, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBCFB?

#ACBCFB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBCFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBCFB scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBCFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBCFB 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 19.63, which is visibly different.

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