Palettes / Colors / #ABCEEE
#ABCEEE — Light Blue
#ABCEEE 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 #ABCEEE 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.
#ABCEEE 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 #EECBAA; it also sits naturally between #AAEEED and #AAABEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABCEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 206, 238 |
| HSL | 209°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 209°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 13%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.30, 58.97, 89.41 |
| Yxy | 58.97, 0.2679, 0.2910 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.28, -4.42, -19.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.79, -4.14, -20.20 |
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
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CSS code for #ABCEEE
.text { color: #ABCEEE; }
.background { background-color: #ABCEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 206, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 206, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 206, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABCEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABCEEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ABCEEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EECBAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABCEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCEEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABCEEE: ·
How #ABCEEE 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 #ABCEEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABCEEE?
#ABCEEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 206, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCEEE?
#ABCEEE is RGB 171, 206, 238 — HSL 209°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 13%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ABCEEE?
Its complement is #EECBAA; analogous partners are #AAEEED and #AAABEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABCEEE for text?
Black text on #ABCEEE has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.