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#ABCCE0 — Light Muted Blue

#ABCCE0 is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #ABCCE0 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.

#ABCCE0 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFBEA9; it also sits naturally between #A9DFD9 and #A9B0DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCCE0 · RGB 171, 204, 224

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Color values

HEX#ABCCE0
RGB171, 204, 224
HSL203°, 46%, 77%
HSV203°, 24%, 88%
CMYK24%, 9%, 0%, 12%
XYZ51.84, 57.23, 78.83
Yxy57.23, 0.2759, 0.3046
CIE-Lab80.31, -6.59, -13.54
Hunter Lab75.65, -6.11, -13.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 88%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABCCE0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABCCE0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABCCE0

.text { color: #ABCCE0; }
.background { background-color: #ABCCE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCCE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 204, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 46%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCCE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 204, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCCE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 204, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABCCE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCCE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABCCE0

#8FBBD6#72A9CB#5799C1#4288B3#387499#2D5D7B#244961#1A3647#0F1F29#060B0F

Tints of #ABCCE0

#B1CFE2#B8D4E5#C0D8E8#C7DDEA#CFE1ED#D2E4EE#DAE8F1#E1EDF4#E9F1F7#F0F6F9

Tones of #ABCCE0

#ADCADB#B1C9D8#B5C8D4#B9C7D0#BDC6CC#C0C5C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFBEA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCCE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCCE0

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 #ABCCE0: ·

How #ABCCE0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9BADBDeuteranopia · #B7B5DATritanopia · #ADD7D7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABCCE0 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Tempest
#115558 · #12B1B9 · #4797E1 · #ACCCE3
Palette 81a6c6
#81A6C6 · #AACDDC · #F3E3D0 · #D2C4B4
Mellow Whisper
#AAD0E3 · #87BDD9 · #529CC2 · #31779B
Wild Tempest
#20689A · #B5267A · #9AD741 · #AFCAE5
Palette 1a374d
#1A374D · #406882 · #6998AB · #B1D0E0
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4

Similar colors

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

#ACCCE3#AACDDC#AAD0E3#AFCAE5#B1D0E0#A6D0E4#B0CDE6#B2C8DF#AFC8DA#AFD3E2#A8C8E8#A4CCD9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCCDF  ·  #ABCCE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCCE0?

#ABCCE0 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 204, 224). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCCE0?

#ABCCE0 is RGB 171, 204, 224 — HSL 203°, 46%, 77% — CMYK 24%, 9%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #ABCCE0?

Its complement is #DFBEA9; analogous partners are #A9DFD9 and #A9B0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCCE0 for text?

Black text on #ABCCE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.