#ADCCF0 Color

#ADCCF0 is rgb(173, 204, 240) in RGB, hsl(212, 69%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 6%) 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 1.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCCF0

HEX#ADCCF0

RGBrgb(173, 204, 240)

HSLhsl(212, 69%, 81%)

HSVhsv(212, 28%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.061 252.4)

LABlab(80.67% -4.67 -21.46)

LCHlch(80.67% 21.96 257.73)

What #ADCCF0 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 #ADCCF0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 1.46 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 3.77 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 5.83 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.72 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 9.02 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.36

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

#ADCCF0 Channel Values

How #ADCCF0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 204 · B 240	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 212° · S 69% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 212° · S 28% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.66:1 vs white · 12.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCCF0 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCCF0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCCF0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCCF0; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADCCF0

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 #ADCCF0.

How #ADCCF0 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#ADCCF0

Protanopia#C7C7F0

Protanomaly#BDC9F0

Deuteranopia#C2C2F1

Deuteranomaly#BAC6F0

Tritanopia#A6D1D1

Tritanomaly#A9CFDE

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCCF0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adccf0: #ADCCF0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCCF0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adccf0': '#ADCCF0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.800, blue: 0.941)

Android XML<color name="color_adccf0">#ADCCF0</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADCCF0"

More Blue Colors

#ADCCF0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#ADCCF0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCCF0?

#ADCCF0 is a lightest blue — rgb(173, 204, 240) in RGB and hsl(212, 69%, 81%) 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 1.46.

What is the RGB value of #ADCCF0?

#ADCCF0 is rgb(173, 204, 240) — red 173, green 204, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCCF0?

#ADCCF0 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCCF0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCCF0 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCCF0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCCF0 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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