Palettes / Colors / #9ABAEC

#9ABAEC — Light Blue

#9ABAEC is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #9ABAEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9ABAEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBCC98; it also sits naturally between #98E2EB and #A298EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9ABAEC

.text { color: #9ABAEC; }
.background { background-color: #9ABAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9ABAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 186, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 68%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9ABAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 186, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9ABAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 186, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9ABAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9ABAEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9ABAEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBCC98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9ABAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9ABAEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9ABAEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9ABAEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9ABAEC?

#9ABAEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 154, 186, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9ABAEC?

#9ABAEC is RGB 154, 186, 236 — HSL 217°, 68%, 76% — CMYK 35%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9ABAEC?

Its complement is #EBCC98; analogous partners are #98E2EB and #A298EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9ABAEC for text?

Black text on #9ABAEC has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.