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#ABCDEE — Light Blue

#ABCDEE is a blue color we call Light 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 #ABCDEE 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.

#ABCDEE 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 #EECCAA; it also sits naturally between #AAEEEE and #AAAAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCDEE · RGB 171, 205, 238

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Color values

HEX#ABCDEE
RGB171, 205, 238
HSL210°, 66%, 80%
HSV210°, 28%, 93%
CMYK28%, 14%, 0%, 7%
XYZ54.06, 58.49, 89.33
Yxy58.49, 0.2678, 0.2897
CIE-Lab81.01, -3.89, -19.97
Hunter Lab76.48, -3.65, -20.64

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

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

CSS code for #ABCDEE

.text { color: #ABCDEE; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 205, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 205, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 205, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCDEE

#88B8E7#6BA6E1#4991DA#2B80D4#246BB2#1D5790#174572#103050#0A1F33#030A11

Tints of #ABCDEE

#B3D1EF#B7D4F0#C0D9F2#C4DBF3#CCE0F5#D5E6F6#D9E8F7#E1EDF9#E6F0FA#EEF5FC

Tones of #ABCDEE

#AFCCE9#B4CCE4#B9CCDF#BECCDA#C2CCD6#C7CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECCAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCDEE

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 #ABCDEE: ·

How #ABCDEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABAE6Deuteranopia · #B8B5E4Tritanopia · #ADE0DE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Mellow Canyon
#1A9F34 · #2EDDA0 · #5FD7E5 · #A7C7F1
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Gentle Zephyr
#924311 · #E75B36 · #5DB4EC · #A4D2EE

Similar colors

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

#B0CBEE#B0CAEC#A6C8EB#A7C7F1#A8C8E8#A4D2EE#B0CDE6#A7C5EB#AFCAE5#ACCCE3#AAD0E3#AAD6E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCDED  ·  #ABCDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCDEE?

#ABCDEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 205, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCDEE?

#ABCDEE is RGB 171, 205, 238 — HSL 210°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABCDEE?

Its complement is #EECCAA; analogous partners are #AAEEEE and #AAAAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCDEE for text?

Black text on #ABCDEE has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.