#ACC2E8#ACC2E8
#ACC2E8 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.532; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.059 H 261.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACC2E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 194, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 57%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 26%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.98, 0.86, -21.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.98, 21.35, 272.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.03% -0.0089 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.03% 0.059 261.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8665, 53.1788, 83.9128) |
| Luminance | 0.5318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.59
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.18
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.43
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.46
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.02
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACC2E8 #E8D2AC
analogous
#ACE0E8 #ACC2E8 #B4ACE8
triadic
#ACC2E8 #E8ACC2 #C2E8AC
tetradic
#ACC2E8 #E8ACE0 #E8D2AC #ACE8B4
square
#ACC2E8 #E8ACE0 #E8D2AC #ACE8B4
split-complementary
#ACC2E8 #E8B4AC #E0E8AC
monochromatic
#4C7CCD #7C9FDB #ACC2E8 #DCE5F5 #E7EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#ACC2E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.64
#ACC2E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACC2E8
11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACC2E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACC2E8 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.64 | 11.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C4EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BEE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CCACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acc2e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 194, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.059 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5d4ef',
500: '#acc2e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acc2e8; $custom-light: #c5d4ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acc2e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 194,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81031,
"c": 0.05907,
"h": 261.3
},
"luminance": 0.5318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACC2E8
secondary
#C3A775
accent
#8821C4
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385