#acc9e4

Color #acc9e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#acc9e4

RGB

rgb(172, 201, 228)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 50.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 24.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(79.7, -3.81, -16.59)

LCH

lch(79.7, 17.02, 257.07)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0493, 246.56)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 67.5%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4c7ac

Analogous

#ace4e3

#acc9e4

#acade4

Triadic

#acc9e4

#e4acc9

#c9e4ac

Split-complementary

#acc9e4

#e4acad

#e4e3ac

Tetradic

#acc9e4

#c7ace4

#e4c7ac

#c9e4ac

Square

#acc9e4

#e3ace4

#e4c7ac

#ade4ac

Shades

Color #acc9e4 mixed toward black.

#7aa8d4

#4788c3

#316697

#214465

#102232

Tints

Color #acc9e4 mixed toward white.

#bad2e8

#c8dbed

#d5e4f1

#e3edf6

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #acc9e4 mixed toward gray.

#b1c9df

#b5c9db

#bac8d6

#bfc8d1

#c3c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bade · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#b8b5dc · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#aed9d8 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #acc9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acc9e4]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#acc9e4 (#acc9e4) is rgb(172, 201, 228) in RGB.

No, #acc9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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