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#ACCCEC Color

#ACCCEC is rgb(172, 204, 236) in RGB, hsl(210, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACCCEC
HEX#ACCCEC
RGBrgb(172, 204, 236)
HSLhsl(210, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(210, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.057 248.5)
LABlab(80.49% -5.70 -19.61)
LCHlch(80.49% 20.42 253.80)

What #ACCCEC 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 #ACCCEC, 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.

#ACCCEC Channel Values

How #ACCCEC 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 204 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACCCEC 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACCCEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACCCEC

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ACCCEC

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 #ACCCEC.

How #ACCCEC 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#ACCCEC
Protanopia#C7C7EC
Protanomaly#BDC9EC
Deuteranopia#C2C2ED
Deuteranomaly#BAC6EC
Tritanopia#A6D0D0
Tritanomaly#A9CFDC
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACCCEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acccec: #ACCCEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACCCEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acccec': '#ACCCEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.800, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_acccec">#ACCCEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACCCEC"

More Blue Colors

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

#ACCCEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACCCEC?

#ACCCEC is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 204, 236) in RGB and hsl(210, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.24.

What is the RGB value of #ACCCEC?

#ACCCEC is rgb(172, 204, 236) — red 172, green 204, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACCCEC?

#ACCCEC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACCCEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACCCEC scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACCCEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACCCEC 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 5.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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