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#ABCEEC — Light Blue

#ABCEEC 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 #ABCEEC 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.

#ABCEEC 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 #ECCAAC; it also sits naturally between #ACECEA and #ACAEEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABCEEC · RGB 171, 206, 236

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Color values

HEX#ABCEEC
RGB171, 206, 236
HSL208°, 63%, 80%
HSV208°, 28%, 93%
CMYK28%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ54.01, 58.86, 87.87
Yxy58.86, 0.2690, 0.2932
CIE-Lab81.21, -4.89, -18.60
Hunter Lab76.72, -4.57, -19.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ABCEEC

.text { color: #ABCEEC; }
.background { background-color: #ABCEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 206, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 206, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 206, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCEEC

#8BBBE5#6EA9DE#4C96D6#2F85D0#2870AF#205A8D#194870#12324F#0B2032#040B11

Tints of #ABCEEC

#B4D3EE#B8D5EF#C1DAF1#C5DDF2#CDE2F4#D5E7F6#DAE9F7#E2EEF8#E6F0F9#EEF5FB

Tones of #ABCEEC

#B0CEE8#B5CEE3#BACDDE#BECDDA#C3CDD5#C7CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCAAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABCEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCEEC

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 #ABCEEC: ·

How #ABCEEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABAE5Deuteranopia · #B8B6E3Tritanopia · #ADDFDE

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 #ABCEEC rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Hidden Ruby
#FDF4D2 · #B0CDE6 · #A290B7 · #946D6D
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#A8C8E8#A6C8EB#B0CDE6#A4D2EE#AFCAE5#ACCCE3#AAD0E3#A7C7F1#AAD6E7#A6D0E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABCEEB  ·  #ABCEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCEEC?

#ABCEEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 206, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCEEC?

#ABCEEC is RGB 171, 206, 236 — HSL 208°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ABCEEC?

Its complement is #ECCAAC; analogous partners are #ACECEA and #ACAEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCEEC for text?

Black text on #ABCEEC has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.