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#ACC8DF

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #ACC8DF

#ACC8DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.5), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC3AC (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green200
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.5
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 12.4
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ACC8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ACC8DF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ACC8DF.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACC8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACC8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC8E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8C2DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ECECF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACC8DF?

#ACC8DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACC8DF?

Use black text. Black on #ACC8DF has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACC8DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFC3AC, and analogous partners are #ACDFDC and #ACAFDF.