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#ACCFEC Color

#ACCFEC is rgb(172, 207, 236) in RGB, hsl(207, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACCFEC
HEX#ACCFEC
RGBrgb(172, 207, 236)
HSLhsl(207, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(207, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.055 243.5)
LABlab(81.29% -7.16 -18.41)
LCHlch(81.29% 19.76 248.75)

What #ACCFEC 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 #ACCFEC, 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.

#ACCFEC Channel Values

How #ACCFEC 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 207 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACCFEC 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ACCFEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACCFEC; 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
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ACCFEC

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 #ACCFEC.

How #ACCFEC 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#ACCFEC
Protanopia#CACAEC
Protanomaly#BECCEC
Deuteranopia#C4C4ED
Deuteranomaly#BBC9EC
Tritanopia#A7D3D3
Tritanomaly#A9D1DD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACCFEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-accfec: #ACCFEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACCFEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-accfec': '#ACCFEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.812, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_accfec">#ACCFEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACCFEC"

More Blue Colors

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

#ACCFEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACCFEC?

#ACCFEC is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 207, 236) in RGB and hsl(207, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.71.

What is the RGB value of #ACCFEC?

#ACCFEC is rgb(172, 207, 236) — red 172, green 207, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACCFEC?

#ACCFEC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACCFEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACCFEC scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACCFEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACCFEC 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 6.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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