#ACBDF1 Color

#ACBDF1 is rgb(172, 189, 241) in RGB, hsl(225, 71%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 5%) 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 8.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBDF1

HEX#ACBDF1

RGBrgb(172, 189, 241)

HSLhsl(225, 71%, 81%)

HSVhsv(225, 29%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.076 270.5)

LABlab(76.67% 2.70 -28.03)

LCHlch(76.67% 28.16 275.50)

What #ACBDF1 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 #ACBDF1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.32 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.85 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9.65 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.66 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.93 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 10.96

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

#ACBDF1 Channel Values

How #ACBDF1 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 172 · G 189 · B 241	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 225° · S 71% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 225° · S 29% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBDF1 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACBDF1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACBDF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACBDF1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ACBDF1

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 #ACBDF1.

How #ACBDF1 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#ACBDF1

Protanopia#BABAF1

Protanomaly#B5BBF1

Deuteranopia#B8B8F1

Deuteranomaly#B3BAF1

Tritanopia#A3C5C5

Tritanomaly#A7C2D8

Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBDF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acbdf1: #ACBDF1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBDF1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acbdf1': '#ACBDF1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.741, blue: 0.945)

Android XML<color name="color_acbdf1">#ACBDF1</color>

SVG fillfill="#ACBDF1"

More Blue Colors

#ACBDF1 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

#ACBDF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBDF1?

#ACBDF1 is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 189, 241) in RGB and hsl(225, 71%, 81%) 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 8.32.

What is the RGB value of #ACBDF1?

#ACBDF1 is rgb(172, 189, 241) — red 172, green 189, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBDF1?

#ACBDF1 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBDF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBDF1 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBDF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBDF1 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 13.88, which is visibly different.

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