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#ACBFDD — Light Muted Blue

#ACBFDD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ACBFDD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACBFDD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDCAAC; it also sits naturally between #ACD7DD and #B1ACDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBFDD · RGB 172, 191, 221

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Color values

HEX#ACBFDD
RGB172, 191, 221
HSL217°, 42%, 77%
HSV217°, 22%, 87%
CMYK22%, 14%, 0%, 13%
XYZ48.70, 51.25, 75.73
Yxy51.25, 0.2772, 0.2917
CIE-Lab76.83, -0.05, -17.15
Hunter Lab71.59, -0.05, -17.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 75% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ACBFDD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACBFDD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACBFDD

.text { color: #ACBFDD; }
.background { background-color: #ACBFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 191, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 191, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 191, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBFDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACBFDD

#92ABD3#7595C7#5C81BC#476EAE#3D5E94#314C77#263C5E#1C2C45#101928#06090E

Tints of #ACBFDD

#B3C4E0#BACAE3#C1CFE6#C9D5E9#D0DBEC#D4DDED#DBE3F0#E2E9F3#E9EEF6#F1F4F9

Tones of #ACBFDD

#AFBFD9#B3C0D6#B6C1D2#BAC2CF#BDC3CB#C1C4C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCAAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBFDD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACBFDD: ·

How #ACBFDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B4B4D6Deuteranopia · #B3B2D4Tritanopia · #ADD0CF

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACBFDD rather than the exact color:

Modern Summit
#ACBAE1 · #607BC8 · #2F4689 · #263A73
Tender Ruby Monsoon
#224079 · #B83361 · #7ACE4E · #B2BBDF
Serene Ruby Ember
#976531 · #CA9059 · #407FC1 · #A6C4DA
Wild Ruby Bloom
#1A508A · #D7287D · #73C525 · #A9BEE5
Rustic Bloom
#AFC8DA · #4B7696 · #263E4F · #1D2E3A
Velvet Ruby
#790D16 · #E5D3AF · #F5EFE1 · #AEC4D4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ACBAE1#B2BBDF#A6C4DA#A9BEE5#AFC8DA#AEC4D4#A9B5DF#B2C8DF#AFB4D9#B4C5E4#A0BFE0#B7C6E0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBFDC  ·  #ACBFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBFDD?

#ACBFDD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 191, 221). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBFDD?

#ACBFDD is RGB 172, 191, 221 — HSL 217°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACBFDD?

Its complement is #DDCAAC; analogous partners are #ACD7DD and #B1ACDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBFDD for text?

Black text on #ACBFDD has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.