What color is #ACBAF8?

#ACBAF8 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 #ACBAF8?

The RGB value is 172, 186, 248: 172 red, 186 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBAF8?

The complementary color is #F8EAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBAF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBAF8 color

#ACBAF8 rgb(172, 186, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBAF8 is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.9% green and 97.3% blue (172, 186, 248).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 84% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#ACBAF8 color codes

HEX	`#ACBAF8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 84%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 31%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.48, 9.05, -32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.48, 33.49, 285.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.511, 50.664, 95.854)`
Decimal	`11320056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBAF8, 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 #ACBAF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBAF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #ACBAF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbaf8; }
.text { color: #acbaf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbaf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbaf8, #c4acf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ACBAF8?: #ACBAF8 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 #ACBAF8?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 248: 172 red, 186 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBAF8?: The complementary color is #F8EAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBAF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.