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#ABB3FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABB3FC 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 #ABB3FC 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.

#ABB3FC 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 #FCF4AB; it also sits naturally between #ABDCFC and #CCABFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABB3FC · RGB 171, 179, 252

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Color values

HEX#ABB3FC
RGB171, 179, 252
HSL234°, 93%, 83%
HSV234°, 32%, 99%
CMYK32%, 29%, 0%, 1%
XYZ50.49, 47.93, 98.69
Yxy47.93, 0.2561, 0.2432
CIE-Lab74.78, 13.64, -37.04
Hunter Lab69.23, 12.92, -41.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 70% · Blue 99%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABB3FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABB3FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABB3FC

.text { color: #ABB3FC; }
.background { background-color: #ABB3FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB3FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 179, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB3FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 179, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB3FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 179, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB3FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB3FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB3FC

#8490FB#5D6CF9#3549F8#0E25F6#081DD9#0618B1#05128A#040D62#02083B#010314

Tints of #ABB3FC

#B0B8FC#BAC1FD#BFC5FD#C4CAFD#CED3FD#D3D7FD#D8DBFE#DDE0FE#E6E9FE#EBEDFE

Tones of #ABB3FC

#B1B8F6#B7BDF0#BDC1EB#C2C6E5#C8CADF#CECFD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABB3FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB3FC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABB3FC: ·

How #ABB3FC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AEAFEADeuteranopia · #AEADE6Tritanopia · #ABDCD9

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:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB3FC rather than the exact color:

Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF
Palette Ffe9d0
#FFE9D0 · #FFFED3 · #BBE9FF · #B1AFFF
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B1B2FF#B1AFFF#A5AEFF#ACBCFF#B5BAFF#B2B1F1#B5B7F4#B8B5FF#B4BDFF#ABADEF#B3BFFF#A1B8F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB3FB  ·  #ABB3FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB3FC?

#ABB3FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 179, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB3FC?

#ABB3FC is RGB 171, 179, 252 — HSL 234°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 29%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ABB3FC?

Its complement is #FCF4AB; analogous partners are #ABDCFC and #CCABFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB3FC for text?

Black text on #ABB3FC has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.