Palettes / Colors / #ABCDED

#ABCDED — Light Blue

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

#ABCDED 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 #EDCBAB; it also sits naturally between #ABEDEC and #ABACED. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCDED

.text { color: #ABCDED; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 205, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 205, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 205, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCDED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCBAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCDED: #000000.

How #ABCDED 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 #ABCDED 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

← #ABCDEC  ·  #ABCDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCDED?

#ABCDED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 205, 237). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCDED?

#ABCDED is RGB 171, 205, 237 — HSL 209°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABCDED?

Its complement is #EDCBAB; analogous partners are #ABEDEC and #ABACED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCDED for text?

Black text on #ABCDED has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.