#acc8e5

Color #acc8e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#acc8e5

RGB

rgb(172, 200, 229)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 52.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 24.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(79.46, -3.05, -17.48)

LCH

lch(79.46, 17.74, 260.1)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.051, 249.33)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 67.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c9ac

Analogous

#ace4e5

#acc8e5

#acace5

Triadic

#acc8e5

#e5acc8

#c8e5ac

Split-complementary

#acc8e5

#e5acac

#e4e5ac

Tetradic

#acc8e5

#c9ace5

#e5c9ac

#c8e5ac

Square

#acc8e5

#e5ace4

#e5c9ac

#ace5ac

Shades

Color #acc8e5 mixed toward black.

#79a6d5

#4685c5

#306399

#204266

#102133

Tints

Color #acc8e5 mixed toward white.

#bad1e9

#c8daee

#d5e3f2

#e3edf6

#f1f6fb

Tones

Color #acc8e5 mixed toward gray.

#b1c8e0

#b5c8db

#bac8d7

#bfc8d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9de · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b5dd · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#aed9d8 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acc8e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acc8e5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#acc8e5 (#acc8e5) is rgb(172, 200, 229) in RGB.

No, #acc8e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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