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#ABA2FB — Light Vivid Blue

#ABA2FB is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #ABA2FB 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.

#ABA2FB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2FBA2; it also sits naturally between #A2C6FB and #D7A2FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABA2FB · RGB 171, 162, 251

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Color values

HEX#ABA2FB
RGB171, 162, 251
HSL246°, 92%, 81%
HSV246°, 35%, 98%
CMYK32%, 35%, 0%, 2%
XYZ47.13, 41.46, 96.79
Yxy41.46, 0.2542, 0.2237
CIE-Lab70.50, 22.90, -43.16
Hunter Lab64.39, 21.73, -49.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABA2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABA2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABA2FB

.text { color: #ABA2FB; }
.background { background-color: #ABA2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 162, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 162, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 162, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABA2FB

#877BF9#6859F8#4531F6#220AF5#1D09D3#1807AB#120684#0D045D#08023B#030114

Tints of #ABA2FB

#B4ACFC#B8B1FC#C1BAFC#C5BFFC#CEC9FD#D3CEFD#DCD8FD#E0DDFE#E9E7FE#EDEBFE

Tones of #ABA2FB

#B0A8F5#B5AFEF#BAB5E8#BFBCE1#C4C2DB#CAC8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FBA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.26:1 Fails
Against black text9.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABA2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA2FB

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 #ABA2FB: ·

How #ABA2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A7E5Deuteranopia · #A8A8E0Tritanopia · #ABD4D1

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:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE

Similar colors

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

#ADA2FF#B2A4FF#B2A5FF#9FA1FF#A8A6EE#A5AEFF#B1AFFF#B2A0EE#A594F9#B799FF#ABADEF#A399F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABA2FA  ·  #ABA2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA2FB?

#ABA2FB is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 162, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA2FB?

#ABA2FB is RGB 171, 162, 251 — HSL 246°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 32%, 35%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ABA2FB?

Its complement is #F2FBA2; analogous partners are #A2C6FB and #D7A2FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA2FB for text?

Black text on #ABA2FB has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.