Palettes / Colors / #ABACEE

#ABACEE — Light Blue

#ABACEE is a blue color we call Light 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 #ABACEE 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.

#ABACEE 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 #EEEDAA; it also sits naturally between #AACDEE and #CBAAEE. 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 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABACEE

.text { color: #ABACEE; }
.background { background-color: #ABACEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABACEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 172, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABACEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 172, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABACEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 172, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABACEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEDAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABACEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABACEE

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 #ABACEE 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 #ABACEE 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

← #ABACED  ·  #ABACEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABACEE?

#ABACEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 172, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABACEE?

#ABACEE is RGB 171, 172, 238 — HSL 239°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABACEE?

Its complement is #EEEDAA; analogous partners are #AACDEE and #CBAAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABACEE for text?

Black text on #ABACEE has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.