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#ACCFE4

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #ACCFE4

#ACCFE4 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4C1AC (apricot), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green207
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 5.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #ACCFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ACCFE4.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ACCFE4.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CEE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC7E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CD5D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFE4?

#ACCFE4 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFE4?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFE4 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4C1AC, and analogous partners are #ACE4DD and #ACB3E4.