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#ABE2FA — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABE2FA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ABE2FA 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.

#ABE2FA 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 #FAC4AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFAEB and #ADBDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABE2FA · RGB 171, 226, 250

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Color values

HEX#ABE2FA
RGB171, 226, 250
HSL198°, 89%, 83%
HSV198°, 32%, 98%
CMYK32%, 10%, 0%, 2%
XYZ61.25, 69.95, 100.72
Yxy69.95, 0.2641, 0.3016
CIE-Lab86.97, -11.98, -17.33
Hunter Lab83.64, -11.36, -18.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABE2FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABE2FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABE2FA

.text { color: #ABE2FA; }
.background { background-color: #ABE2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 226, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 226, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 226, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABE2FA

#87D6F8#60C9F6#39BCF3#13AFF1#0C98D4#0A7CAE#086187#064560#03293A#010E13

Tints of #ABE2FA

#B2E5FB#BCE8FB#C0EAFB#C5EBFC#CFEFFC#D4F0FC#D8F2FD#DDF4FD#E7F7FE#ECF8FE

Tones of #ABE2FA

#B3E1F5#B8DFEF#BEDCEA#C3DAE4#C9D8DE#CED6D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC4AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABE2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE2FA

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 #ABE2FA: ·

How #ABE2FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C3F4Deuteranopia · #C0BCF3Tritanopia · #AEF0EF

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 #ABE2FA rather than the exact color:

Palette Aee1fc
#AEE1FC · #60ABFB · #5170FD · #4636FC
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FDEDED · #EDFFF0 · #AEDEFC
Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF

Similar colors

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

#AEE1FC#AEDEFC#AEE2FF#A7E6FF#B2DFFB#A1E3F9#ABE0F0#B4E4FF#AFE0EF#B5DEFF#A0DEFF#A1EAFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABE2F9  ·  #ABE2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE2FA?

#ABE2FA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 226, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE2FA?

#ABE2FA is RGB 171, 226, 250 — HSL 198°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 32%, 10%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ABE2FA?

Its complement is #FAC4AD; analogous partners are #ADFAEB and #ADBDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE2FA for text?

Black text on #ABE2FA has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.