Information about #ACB8D8 color

#ACB8D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACB8D8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 184, 216) — 67.5% red, 72.2% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 13 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ACB8D8 reads as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

The recipe behind #ACB8D8 is rgb(172, 184, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ACB8D8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ACB8D8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ACB8D8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

#ACB8D8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACB8D8
  • RGB172, 184, 216
  • CMYK17, 13, 0, 15
  • HSL224°, 36%, 76%
  • HSL Precise223.636°, 36.066%, 76.078%
  • HSV224°, 20%, 85%
  • HSB224°, 20%, 85%
  • HEX IDACB8D8
  • DECIMAL ID11319512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
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