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#ACBFFB Color

#ACBFFB is rgb(172, 191, 251) in RGB, hsl(226, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 24%, 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 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBFFB
HEX#ACBFFB
RGBrgb(172, 191, 251)
HSLhsl(226, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(226, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.088 270.8)
LABlab(77.51% 3.57 -32.11)
LCHlch(77.51% 32.31 276.34)

What #ACBFFB 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 #ACBFFB, 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.

#ACBFFB Channel Values

How #ACBFFB 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 191 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBFFB 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ACBFFB

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

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 #ACBFFB.

How #ACBFFB 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#ACBFFB
Protanopia#BCBCFB
Protanomaly#B6BDFB
Deuteranopia#B9B9FB
Deuteranomaly#B4BBFB
Tritanopia#A1C8C8
Tritanomaly#A5C4DE
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBFFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acbffb: #ACBFFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBFFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acbffb': '#ACBFFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.749, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_acbffb">#ACBFFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACBFFB"

More Blue Colors

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

#ACBFFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBFFB?

#ACBFFB is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 191, 251) in RGB and hsl(226, 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 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #ACBFFB?

#ACBFFB is rgb(172, 191, 251) — red 172, green 191, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBFFB?

#ACBFFB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBFFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBFFB scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBFFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBFFB 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 17.9, which is visibly different.

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