#ACAACF
Lilac · light cool blue
About #ACAACF
With the hex code #ACAACF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 13.0 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCFAA, a light sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACAACF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #ACAACF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACAACF?
With the hex code #ACAACF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ACAACF?
Use black text. Black on #ACAACF has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACAACF?
Its complementary colour is #CDCFAA, and analogous partners are #AABBCF and #BFAACF.