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#ABCDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABCDFC 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 #ABCDFC 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.

#ABCDFC 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 #FCDAAB; it also sits naturally between #ABF5FC and #B2ABFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCDFC · RGB 171, 205, 252

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Color values

HEX#ABCDFC
RGB171, 205, 252
HSL215°, 93%, 83%
HSV215°, 32%, 99%
CMYK32%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ56.20, 59.35, 100.59
Yxy59.35, 0.2600, 0.2746
CIE-Lab81.48, -0.53, -26.71
Hunter Lab77.04, -0.50, -28.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ABCDFC

.text { color: #ABCDFC; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 205, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 205, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 205, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCDFC

#84B5FB#5D9EF9#3586F8#0E6FF6#085FD9#064EB1#053C8A#042B62#021A3B#010914

Tints of #ABCDFC

#B0D0FC#BAD6FD#BFD9FD#C4DCFD#CEE2FD#D3E4FD#D8E7FE#DDEAFE#E6F0FE#EBF3FE

Tones of #ABCDFC

#B1CEF6#B7CFF0#BDD0EB#C2D1E5#C8D2DF#CED3D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDAAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCDFC

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 #ABCDFC: ·

How #ABCDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABAF1Deuteranopia · #B8B5EETritanopia · #ADE8E6

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 #ABCDFC rather than the exact color:

Palette 091540
#091540 · #1B2CC1 · #7692FF · #ABD2FA
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Radiant Ruby Canyon
#10BE8F · #19E4EB · #59BDF1 · #AFC8F8
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Fff2c6
#FFF2C6 · #FFF8DE · #AAC4F5 · #8CA9FF
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87

Similar colors

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

#ABD2FA#AED2FF#AFC8F8#AAC4FF#AAC4F5#B4D4FF#A7C7F1#A3D8FF#B9D0F8#B0CBEE#9CCFFF#A2D5F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCDFB  ·  #ABCDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCDFC?

#ABCDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 205, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCDFC?

#ABCDFC is RGB 171, 205, 252 — HSL 215°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ABCDFC?

Its complement is #FCDAAB; analogous partners are #ABF5FC and #B2ABFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCDFC for text?

Black text on #ABCDFC has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.