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#AABCDF — Light Muted Blue

#AABCDF 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 #AABCDF 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.

#AABCDF 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 #DFCDAA; it also sits naturally between #AAD6DF and #B3AADF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AABCDF · RGB 170, 188, 223

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Color values

HEX#AABCDF
RGB170, 188, 223
HSL220°, 45%, 77%
HSV220°, 24%, 87%
CMYK24%, 16%, 0%, 13%
XYZ47.88, 49.84, 76.91
Yxy49.84, 0.2742, 0.2854
CIE-Lab75.97, 1.41, -19.54
Hunter Lab70.60, 1.31, -19.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #AABCDF

.text { color: #AABCDF; }
.background { background-color: #AABCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AABCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 188, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AABCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 188, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AABCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 188, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AABCDF

#90A7D5#7290CA#597BC0#4368B1#3A5998#2E487A#243860#1B2946#0F1829#06090F

Tints of #AABCDF

#B1C1E2#B9C7E4#C0CDE7#C8D3EA#CFD9ED#D3DCEE#DAE2F1#E1E8F4#E9EDF7#F0F3F9

Tones of #AABCDF

#ADBDDB#B2BED7#B5BFD4#B9C1CF#BDC2CC#C1C3C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFCDAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #AABCDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AABCDF

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 #AABCDF: ·

How #AABCDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2D7Deuteranopia · #B1AFD5Tritanopia · #ABD0CE

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 #AABCDF rather than the exact color:

Modern Summit
#ACBAE1 · #607BC8 · #2F4689 · #263A73
Wild Ruby Bloom
#1A508A · #D7287D · #73C525 · #A9BEE5
Palette Fff2f2
#FFF2F2 · #A9B5DF · #7886C7 · #2D336B
Tender Ruby Monsoon
#224079 · #B83361 · #7ACE4E · #B2BBDF
Serene Ruby Ember
#976531 · #CA9059 · #407FC1 · #A6C4DA
Palette 4a55a2
#4A55A2 · #7895CB · #A0BFE0 · #C5DFF8

Similar colors

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

#ACBAE1#A9BEE5#A9B5DF#B2BBDF#A6C4DA#A0BFE0#A4B3DE#AFB4D9#AEB2E2#A6B6E8#A6B1E1#B3BBE9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AABCDE  ·  #AABCE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AABCDF?

#AABCDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 188, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AABCDF?

#AABCDF is RGB 170, 188, 223 — HSL 220°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 24%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AABCDF?

Its complement is #DFCDAA; analogous partners are #AAD6DF and #B3AADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AABCDF for text?

Black text on #AABCDF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.