Palettes / Colors / #ACBFDF

#ACBFDF — Light Muted Blue

#ACBFDF 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 #ACBFDF 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.

#ACBFDF 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 #DECBAB; it also sits naturally between #ABD7DE and #B1ABDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 75% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACBFDF

.text { color: #ACBFDF; }
.background { background-color: #ACBFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 191, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 191, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 191, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DECBAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACBFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBFDF

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:

How #ACBFDF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBFDE  ·  #ACBFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBFDF?

#ACBFDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 191, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBFDF?

#ACBFDF is RGB 172, 191, 223 — HSL 218°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACBFDF?

Its complement is #DECBAB; analogous partners are #ABD7DE and #B1ABDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBFDF for text?

Black text on #ACBFDF has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.