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#ABCDDF — Light Muted Blue

#ABCDDF 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 #ABCDDF 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.

#ABCDDF 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 #DFBCAA; it also sits naturally between #AADFD7 and #AAB2DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCDDF · RGB 171, 205, 223

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Color values

HEX#ABCDDF
RGB171, 205, 223
HSL201°, 45%, 77%
HSV201°, 23%, 87%
CMYK23%, 8%, 0%, 13%
XYZ51.95, 57.65, 78.20
Yxy57.65, 0.2766, 0.3070
CIE-Lab80.54, -7.34, -12.65
Hunter Lab75.93, -6.80, -12.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ABCDDF

.text { color: #ABCDDF; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 205, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 205, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 205, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCDDF

#90BDD5#72ABCA#599CC0#438BB1#3A7798#2E607A#244B60#1B3746#0F2029#060C0F

Tints of #ABCDDF

#B1D1E2#B9D5E4#C0DAE7#C8DEEA#CFE2ED#D3E5EE#DAE9F1#E1EDF4#E9F2F7#F0F6F9

Tones of #ABCDDF

#ADCBDB#B2CAD7#B5C9D4#B9C8CF#BDC7CC#C1C5C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFBCAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCDDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCDDF

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 #ABCDDF: ·

How #ABCDDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABADBDeuteranopia · #B8B5DATritanopia · #ADD7D6

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 #ABCDDF rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#AACDDC#ACCCE3#AAD0E3#B1D0E0#A6D0E4#AFCAE5#AFD3E2#AFC8DA#B0CDE6#B2C8DF#AACCD6#A4CCD9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCDDE  ·  #ABCDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCDDF?

#ABCDDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 205, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCDDF?

#ABCDDF is RGB 171, 205, 223 — HSL 201°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ABCDDF?

Its complement is #DFBCAA; analogous partners are #AADFD7 and #AAB2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCDDF for text?

Black text on #ABCDDF has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.