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#ACD0FF

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #ACD0FF

#ACD0FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 11.6); Baby Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFDBAC — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ACD0FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green208
Blue255

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.6
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 13.3
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #ACD0FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACD0FF.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACD0FF.
13.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACD0FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACD0FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFD2FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6C9FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93DAE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACD0FF?

#ACD0FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACD0FF?

Use black text. Black on #ACD0FF has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACD0FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFDBAC, and analogous partners are #ACFAFF and #B2ACFF.