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#ACCFEE — Light Blue

#ACCFEE 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 #ACCFEE 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.

#ACCFEE 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 #EECAAA; it also sits naturally between #AAEEEB and #AAADEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACCFEE · RGB 172, 207, 238

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Color values

HEX#ACCFEE
RGB172, 207, 238
HSL208°, 66%, 80%
HSV208°, 28%, 93%
CMYK28%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ54.76, 59.57, 89.50
Yxy59.57, 0.2687, 0.2923
CIE-Lab81.60, -4.66, -19.07
Hunter Lab77.18, -4.37, -19.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACCFEE

.text { color: #ACCFEE; }
.background { background-color: #ACCFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACCFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 207, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACCFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 207, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACCFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 207, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACCFEE

#88BBE7#6BAAE1#4996DA#2B85D4#2470B2#1D5B90#174872#103350#0A2033#030B11

Tints of #ACCFEE

#B3D3EF#B7D6F0#C0DAF2#C4DDF3#CCE2F5#D5E7F6#D9E9F7#E1EEF9#E6F0FA#EEF5FC

Tones of #ACCFEE

#AFCEE9#B4CEE4#B9CDDF#BECDDA#C2CDD6#C7CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECAAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACCFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACCFEE

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 #ACCFEE: ·

How #ACCFEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BBBBE6Deuteranopia · #B9B7E5Tritanopia · #AEE1DF

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 #ACCFEE rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Gentle Zephyr
#924311 · #E75B36 · #5DB4EC · #A4D2EE
Hidden Ruby
#FDF4D2 · #B0CDE6 · #A290B7 · #946D6D
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Mellow Canyon
#1A9F34 · #2EDDA0 · #5FD7E5 · #A7C7F1

Similar colors

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

#B0CBEE#B0CAEC#A4D2EE#B0CDE6#A6C8EB#A7C7F1#A8C8E8#AAD6E7#A8D8EA#AFCAE5#ACD8E8#B6D2F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACCFED  ·  #ACCFEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACCFEE?

#ACCFEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 207, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACCFEE?

#ACCFEE is RGB 172, 207, 238 — HSL 208°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ACCFEE?

Its complement is #EECAAA; analogous partners are #AAEEEB and #AAADEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACCFEE for text?

Black text on #ACCFEE has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.