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#AABCDA — Light Muted Blue

#AABCDA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AABCDA 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.

#AABCDA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAC7AA; it also sits naturally between #AAD4DA and #B0AADA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AABCDA · RGB 170, 188, 218

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Color values

HEX#AABCDA
RGB170, 188, 218
HSL217°, 39%, 76%
HSV217°, 22%, 85%
CMYK22%, 14%, 0%, 15%
XYZ47.22, 49.57, 73.41
Yxy49.57, 0.2774, 0.2913
CIE-Lab75.81, 0.27, -17.08
Hunter Lab70.41, 0.25, -16.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 74% · Blue 85%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AABCDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AABCDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AABCDA

.text { color: #AABCDA; }
.background { background-color: #AABCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AABCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 188, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AABCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 188, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AABCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 188, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AABCDA

#91A9CF#7895C4#5C7FB7#496DA7#3E5D8E#334C75#283C5C#1C2A40#111927#06090E

Tints of #AABCDA

#B1C2DD#B8C7E0#BFCDE3#C6D2E6#CDD8E9#D4DEEC#DCE3EF#E3E9F3#EAEEF6#F1F4F9

Tones of #AABCDA

#AEBDD6#B1BED3#B4BFCF#B7BFCC#BBC0C9#BEC1C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAC7AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #AABCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AABCDA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AABCDA: ·

How #AABCDA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2D3Deuteranopia · #B1AFD1Tritanopia · #ABCDCC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Modern Summit
#ACBAE1 · #607BC8 · #2F4689 · #263A73
Palette Fff2f2
#FFF2F2 · #A9B5DF · #7886C7 · #2D336B
Serene Ruby Ember
#976531 · #CA9059 · #407FC1 · #A6C4DA
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Tender Ruby Monsoon
#224079 · #B83361 · #7ACE4E · #B2BBDF
Velvet Ruby
#790D16 · #E5D3AF · #F5EFE1 · #AEC4D4

Similar colors

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

#ACBAE1#A9B5DF#A6C4DA#AFB4D9#B2BBDF#AEC4D4#A9BEE5#A4B3DE#ACB1D6#A0BFE0#9FBDD5#9EB8D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AABCD9  ·  #AABCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AABCDA?

#AABCDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 188, 218). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AABCDA?

#AABCDA is RGB 170, 188, 218 — HSL 217°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AABCDA?

Its complement is #DAC7AA; analogous partners are #AAD4DA and #B0AADA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AABCDA for text?

Black text on #AABCDA has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.