Palettes / Colors / #ABACFA

#ABACFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABACFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#ABACFA 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 #FAF9AD; it also sits naturally between #ADD5FA and #D2ADFA. 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 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABACFA

.text { color: #ABACFA; }
.background { background-color: #ABACFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABACFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 172, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABACFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 172, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABACFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 172, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABACFA

Tints of #ABACFA

Tones of #ABACFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF9AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABACFA: #000000.

How #ABACFA 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 #ABACFA 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

← #ABACF9  ·  #ABACFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABACFA?

#ABACFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 172, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABACFA?

#ABACFA is RGB 171, 172, 250 — HSL 239°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ABACFA?

Its complement is #FAF9AD; analogous partners are #ADD5FA and #D2ADFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABACFA for text?

Black text on #ABACFA has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.