Palettes / Colors / #ABA5FD

#ABA5FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABA5FD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#ABA5FD 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 #F7FDA5; it also sits naturally between #A5CBFD and #D7A5FD. 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 67% · Green 65% · Blue 99%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA5FD

.text { color: #ABA5FD; }
.background { background-color: #ABA5FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA5FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 165, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA5FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 165, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA5FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 165, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA5FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA5FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7FDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA5FD: #000000.

How #ABA5FD 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 #ABA5FD 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 #ABA5FD?

#ABA5FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 165, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA5FD?

#ABA5FD is RGB 171, 165, 253 — HSL 244°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 32%, 35%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ABA5FD?

Its complement is #F7FDA5; analogous partners are #A5CBFD and #D7A5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA5FD for text?

Black text on #ABA5FD has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.