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#ACCBEC — Light Blue

#ACCBEC is a blue color we call Light 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 #ACCBEC 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.

#ACCBEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

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

#ACCBEC · RGB 172, 203, 236

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Color values

HEX#ACCBEC
RGB172, 203, 236
HSL211°, 63%, 80%
HSV211°, 27%, 93%
CMYK27%, 14%, 0%, 7%
XYZ53.51, 57.54, 87.64
Yxy57.54, 0.2693, 0.2896
CIE-Lab80.48, -3.01, -19.70
Hunter Lab75.85, -2.82, -20.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACCBEC

.text { color: #ACCBEC; }
.background { background-color: #ACCBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 203, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 203, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 203, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACCBEC

#8BB6E5#6EA4DE#4C8FD6#2F7DD0#2869AF#20558D#194370#122F4F#0B1E32#040A11

Tints of #ACCBEC

#B4D0EE#B8D3EF#C1D8F1#C5DBF2#CDE0F4#D5E5F6#DAE8F7#E2EDF8#E6EFF9#EEF5FB

Tones of #ACCBEC

#B0CBE8#B5CBE3#BACBDE#BECCDA#C3CCD5#C7CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCDAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACCBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCBEC

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 #ACCBEC: ·

How #ACCBEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9BAE4Deuteranopia · #B8B5E2Tritanopia · #AEDEDC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Hidden Ruby
#FDF4D2 · #B0CDE6 · #A290B7 · #946D6D
Wild Tempest
#20689A · #B5267A · #9AD741 · #AFCAE5

Similar colors

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

#B0CAEC#B0CBEE#A8C8E8#A6C8EB#B0CDE6#AFCAE5#A7C5EB#A7C7F1#ACCCE3#B5C8E9#AAD0E3#A4D2EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACCBEB  ·  #ACCBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCBEC?

#ACCBEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 203, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCBEC?

#ACCBEC is RGB 172, 203, 236 — HSL 211°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACCBEC?

Its complement is #ECCDAC; analogous partners are #ACEBEC and #ADACEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCBEC for text?

Black text on #ACCBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.