Palettes / Colors / #ABADEF

#ABADEF — Light Blue

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

#ABADEF 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 #EFECA9; it also sits naturally between #A9CEEF and #CAA9EF. 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 68% · Blue 94%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABADEF

.text { color: #ABADEF; }
.background { background-color: #ABADEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABADEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 173, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABADEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 173, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABADEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 173, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABADEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFECA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABADEF: #000000.

How #ABADEF 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 #ABADEF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABADEF 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 #ABADEF?

#ABADEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 173, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABADEF?

#ABADEF is RGB 171, 173, 239 — HSL 238°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 28%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ABADEF?

Its complement is #EFECA9; analogous partners are #A9CEEF and #CAA9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABADEF for text?

Black text on #ABADEF has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.