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#ACCADD — Light Muted Blue

#ACCADD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ACCADD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACCADD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDBFAC; it also sits naturally between #ACDDD7 and #ACB1DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACCADD · RGB 172, 202, 221

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Color values

HEX#ACCADD
RGB172, 202, 221
HSL203°, 42%, 77%
HSV203°, 22%, 87%
CMYK22%, 9%, 0%, 13%
XYZ51.18, 56.23, 76.56
Yxy56.23, 0.2782, 0.3056
CIE-Lab79.75, -5.91, -12.77
Hunter Lab74.99, -5.47, -12.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 79% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ACCADD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACCADD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACCADD

.text { color: #ACCADD; }
.background { background-color: #ACCADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 202, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 202, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 202, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACCADD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACCADD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACCADD

#92BAD3#75A8C7#5C97BC#4786AE#3D7394#315C77#26495E#1C3545#101F28#060B0E

Tints of #ACCADD

#B3CFE0#BAD3E3#C1D8E6#C9DCE9#D0E1EC#D4E3ED#DBE8F0#E2EDF3#E9F1F6#F1F6F9

Tones of #ACCADD

#AFC9D9#B3C8D6#B6C8D2#BAC7CF#BDC6CB#C1C5C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBFAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACCADD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCADD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACCADD: ·

How #ACCADD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B9B9D8Deuteranopia · #B7B5D7Tritanopia · #AED5D4

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACCADD rather than the exact color:

Palette 81a6c6
#81A6C6 · #AACDDC · #F3E3D0 · #D2C4B4
Rustic Bloom
#AFC8DA · #4B7696 · #263E4F · #1D2E3A
Mellow Tempest
#115558 · #12B1B9 · #4797E1 · #ACCCE3
Palette 6e85b7
#6E85B7 · #B2C8DF · #C4D7E0 · #F8F9D7
Palette 112e81
#112E81 · #4647AE · #4382DF · #AACCD6
Palette 1a374d
#1A374D · #406882 · #6998AB · #B1D0E0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AACDDC#AFC8DA#ACCCE3#B2C8DF#AACCD6#B1D0E0#AFCAE5#AAD0E3#A6C4DA#A4CCD9#A3CCDA#B0CDE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACCADC  ·  #ACCADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCADD?

#ACCADD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 202, 221). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCADD?

#ACCADD is RGB 172, 202, 221 — HSL 203°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 9%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ACCADD?

Its complement is #DDBFAC; analogous partners are #ACDDD7 and #ACB1DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCADD for text?

Black text on #ACCADD has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.