What color is #ACB7FF?

#ACB7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB7FF?

The RGB value is 172, 183, 255: 172 red, 183 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB7FF?

The complementary color is #FFF4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB7FF color

#ACB7FF rgb(172, 183, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACB7FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71.8% green and 100% blue (172, 183, 255).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#ACB7FF color codes

HEX	`#ACB7FF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 183, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, 12.45, -36.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 38.82, 288.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.992, 49.856, 101.472)`
Decimal	`11319295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB7FF, 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 #ACB7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #ACB7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb7ff; }
.text { color: #acb7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 183 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb7ff, #cbacff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACB7FF?: #ACB7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB7FF?: The RGB value is 172, 183, 255: 172 red, 183 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB7FF?: The complementary color is #FFF4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.