#ACCBDF
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #ACCBDF
#ACCBDF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC0AC (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 — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACCBDF
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How #ACCBDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACCBDF?
#ACCBDF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACCBDF?
Use black text. Black on #ACCBDF has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACCBDF?
Its complementary colour is #DFC0AC, and analogous partners are #ACDFD9 and #ACB2DF.