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#ACC0DD Color

#ACC0DD is rgb(172, 192, 221) in RGB, hsl(216, 42%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACC0DD
HEX#ACC0DD
RGBrgb(172, 192, 221)
HSLhsl(216, 42%, 77%)
HSVhsv(216, 22%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.047 257.6)
LABlab(76.89% -2.39 -16.98)
LCHlch(76.89% 17.15 262.00)

What #ACC0DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ACC0DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ACC0DD Channel Values

How #ACC0DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 192 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 42% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 22% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACC0DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACC0DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACC0DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ACC0DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACC0DD.

How #ACC0DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ACC0DD
Protanopia#BDBDDD
Protanomaly#B6BEDD
Deuteranopia#BABADD
Deuteranomaly#B4BCDD
Tritanopia#A7C4C4
Tritanomaly#A9C2CE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACC0DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-acc0dd: #ACC0DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACC0DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acc0dd': '#ACC0DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.753, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_acc0dd">#ACC0DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACC0DD"

More Blue Colors

#ACC0DD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACC0DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACC0DD?

#ACC0DD is a light blue — rgb(172, 192, 221) in RGB and hsl(216, 42%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.13.

What is the RGB value of #ACC0DD?

#ACC0DD is rgb(172, 192, 221) — red 172, green 192, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACC0DD?

#ACC0DD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACC0DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACC0DD scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACC0DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACC0DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 2.13, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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