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#ACD7EC Color

#ACD7EC is rgb(172, 215, 236) in RGB, hsl(200, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACD7EC
HEX#ACD7EC
RGBrgb(172, 215, 236)
HSLhsl(200, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(200, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.054 229.2)
LABlab(83.43% -11.02 -15.22)
LCHlch(83.43% 18.79 234.08)

What #ACD7EC 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 #ACD7EC, 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.

#ACD7EC Channel Values

How #ACD7EC 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 215 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACD7EC 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACD7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACD7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACD7EC; 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 #ACD7EC

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 #ACD7EC.

How #ACD7EC 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#ACD7EC
Protanopia#D0D0EC
Protanomaly#C3D3EC
Deuteranopia#CACAED
Deuteranomaly#BFCFED
Tritanopia#A8DADA
Tritanomaly#AAD9E1
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACD7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acd7ec: #ACD7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACD7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acd7ec': '#ACD7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.843, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_acd7ec">#ACD7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACD7EC"

More Blue Colors

#ACD7EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACD7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACD7EC?

#ACD7EC is a lightest blue — rgb(172, 215, 236) in RGB and hsl(200, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #ACD7EC?

#ACD7EC is rgb(172, 215, 236) — red 172, green 215, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACD7EC?

#ACD7EC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACD7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACD7EC scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACD7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACD7EC 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 3.65, which is very hard to tell apart.

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