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#ACCDEB — Light Blue

#ACCDEB 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 #ACCDEB 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.

#ACCDEB 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 #EBCBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADEBEA and #ADAEEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACCDEB · RGB 172, 205, 235

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Color values

HEX#ACCDEB
RGB172, 205, 235
HSL209°, 61%, 80%
HSV209°, 27%, 92%
CMYK27%, 13%, 0%, 8%
XYZ53.84, 58.43, 87.04
Yxy58.43, 0.2701, 0.2932
CIE-Lab80.98, -4.30, -18.41
Hunter Lab76.44, -4.03, -18.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACCDEB

.text { color: #ACCDEB; }
.background { background-color: #ACCDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 205, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 205, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 205, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACCDEB

#8CB9E3#6FA8DC#4E94D4#3282CD#2A6DAC#22588C#1B466F#13314E#0C1F31#040A10

Tints of #ACCDEB

#B5D2ED#B9D5EE#C1DAF0#C6DCF1#CEE1F3#D6E6F5#DAE9F6#E2EEF8#E6F0F9#EFF5FB

Tones of #ACCDEB

#B1CDE7#B6CDE2#BACDDE#BFCCD9#C3CCD5#C7CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBCBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACCDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCDEB

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 #ACCDEB: ·

How #ACCDEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABBE4Deuteranopia · #B8B6E2Tritanopia · #AEDEDD

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 #ACCDEB rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#B0CAEC#B0CBEE#B0CDE6#A8C8E8#AFCAE5#A6C8EB#ACCCE3#AAD0E3#A7C5EB#A6D0E4#A7C7F1#A4D2EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACCDEA  ·  #ACCDEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCDEB?

#ACCDEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 205, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCDEB?

#ACCDEB is RGB 172, 205, 235 — HSL 209°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 13%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ACCDEB?

Its complement is #EBCBAD; analogous partners are #ADEBEA and #ADAEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCDEB for text?

Black text on #ACCDEB has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.