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#ABCEEA — Light Blue

#ABCEEA 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 #ABCEEA 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.

#ABCEEA 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 #EAC6A9; it also sits naturally between #A9EAE6 and #A9ADEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCEEA · RGB 171, 206, 234

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Color values

HEX#ABCEEA
RGB171, 206, 234
HSL207°, 60%, 79%
HSV207°, 27%, 92%
CMYK27%, 12%, 0%, 8%
XYZ53.72, 58.74, 86.35
Yxy58.74, 0.2702, 0.2955
CIE-Lab81.15, -5.35, -17.63
Hunter Lab76.64, -5.00, -17.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ABCEEA

.text { color: #ABCEEA; }
.background { background-color: #ABCEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 206, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCEEA

#8DBCE2#6CA9DA#5098D3#3284C8#2B72AB#235C8B#1C496E#13334E#0C2031#040B10

Tints of #ABCEEA

#B1D1EC#B6D4ED#BED9EF#C6DDF1#CEE2F3#D2E5F4#DAE9F6#E2EEF8#E7F1F9#EFF5FB

Tones of #ABCEEA

#AECCE5#B2CCE0#B7CBDC#BCCBD7#C0CAD3#C5CACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAC6A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCEEA

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 #ABCEEA: ·

How #ABCEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABAE3Deuteranopia · #B8B6E2Tritanopia · #ADDEDD

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 #ABCEEA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby
#FDF4D2 · #B0CDE6 · #A290B7 · #946D6D
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Mellow Tempest
#115558 · #12B1B9 · #4797E1 · #ACCCE3
Mellow Whisper
#AAD0E3 · #87BDD9 · #529CC2 · #31779B

Similar colors

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

#B0CDE6#B0CAEC#A8C8E8#B0CBEE#ACCCE3#AAD0E3#AFCAE5#A6C8EB#A6D0E4#AAD6E7#A4D2EE#A7C5EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCEE9  ·  #ABCEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCEEA?

#ABCEEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCEEA?

#ABCEEA is RGB 171, 206, 234 — HSL 207°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 27%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ABCEEA?

Its complement is #EAC6A9; analogous partners are #A9EAE6 and #A9ADEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCEEA for text?

Black text on #ABCEEA has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.