What color is #ACAED8?

#ACAED8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAED8?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 216: 172 red, 174 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAED8?

The complementary color is #D8D6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAED8 color

#ACAED8 rgb(172, 174, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACAED8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 84.7% blue (172, 174, 216).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#ACAED8 color codes

HEX	`#ACAED8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, 8.07, -21.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 22.87, 290.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.541, 44, 71.099)`
Decimal	`11316952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAED8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ACAED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ACAED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaed8; }
.text { color: #acaed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaed8, #c0acd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAED8?: #ACAED8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAED8?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 216: 172 red, 174 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAED8?: The complementary color is #D8D6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.