Palettes / Colors / #ABAFFD

#ABAFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABAFFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #ABAFFD 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.

#ABAFFD 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 #FDF9AA; it also sits naturally between #AAD8FD and #D0AAFD. 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 69% · Blue 99%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAFFD

.text { color: #ABAFFD; }
.background { background-color: #ABAFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 175, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 175, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 175, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABAFFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF9AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAFFD

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 #ABAFFD 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 #ABAFFD 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

← #ABAFFC  ·  #ABAFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAFFD?

#ABAFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 175, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAFFD?

#ABAFFD is RGB 171, 175, 253 — HSL 237°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 31%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ABAFFD?

Its complement is #FDF9AA; analogous partners are #AAD8FD and #D0AAFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAFFD for text?

Black text on #ABAFFD has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.