#ACCBF9

Closest named color: Baby Blue (#A2CFFE). oklch(83.5% 0.073 258.1), rgb(172, 203, 249).

Black text reads best on this color (12.66:1).

About this color

#ACCBF9 is a light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 258°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Blue (#A2CFFE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.66:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.073)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Baby Blue (#A2CFFE)
Black text	12.66:1
White text	1.65:1

Values

HEX	#ACCBF9
RGB	rgb(172, 203, 249)
HSL	hsl(216, 87%, 83%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.5% 0.073 258.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #ACCBF9	1.65:1	Fails	Lc -32.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #ACCBF9	12.66:1	AAA	Lc 74.8	Content text, not long reading
#ACCBF9 text on white	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 29.0	Dividers and decoration only
#ACCBF9 text on black	12.66:1	AAA	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F1F6FC

oklch(97.1% 0.01 252.8)
Step 100
100

#E1EBF8

oklch(93.6% 0.021 254.9)
Step 200
200

#C9DBF4

oklch(88.6% 0.04 256.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#ACCBF9

oklch(83.5% 0.073 258.1)
Step 400
400

#72A2E9

oklch(70.7% 0.117 258)
Step 500
500

#4C89E2

oklch(63.2% 0.149 257.9)
Step 600
600

#2E70D0

oklch(55.5% 0.163 258.2)
Step 700
700

#215EB4

oklch(49.2% 0.15 258)
Step 800
800

#1D4D92

oklch(42.7% 0.125 258.1)
Step 900
900

#1E4174

oklch(37.8% 0.096 258)
Step 950
950

#122644

oklch(26.9% 0.062 258.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#ACCBF9 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BBCDFB	0.020
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3C6F8	0.015
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#96D5DA	0.065
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.073