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#ABE2FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#ABE2FF 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 #ABE2FF 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.

#ABE2FF 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 #FFCAAD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFF3 and #ADBAFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABE2FF · RGB 171, 226, 255

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Color values

HEX#ABE2FF
RGB171, 226, 255
HSL201°, 100%, 84%
HSV201°, 33%, 100%
CMYK33%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ62.04, 70.27, 104.90
Yxy70.27, 0.2615, 0.2962
CIE-Lab87.13, -10.80, -19.72
Hunter Lab83.83, -10.27, -20.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABE2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABE2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABE2FF

.text { color: #ABE2FF; }
.background { background-color: #ABE2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABE2FF

#85D4FF#5CC6FF#33B8FF#0AA9FF#0092E0#0077B8#005D8F#004266#00283D#000D14

Tints of #ABE2FF

#B3E4FF#B8E6FF#C2EAFF#C7EBFF#CCEDFF#D1EFFF#D6F1FF#E0F4FF#E5F6FF#EBF8FF

Tones of #ABE2FF

#B3E1F9#B9DFF3#BFDDED#C5DBE8#CADAE2#D0D8DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFCAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABE2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE2FF

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 #ABE2FF: ·

How #ABE2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C3F8Deuteranopia · #C0BCF6Tritanopia · #AEF2F1

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 #ABE2FF rather than the exact color:

Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD
Palette Aee1fc
#AEE1FC · #60ABFB · #5170FD · #4636FC
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FDEDED · #EDFFF0 · #AEDEFC

Similar colors

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

#AEE2FF#AEE1FC#A7E6FF#AEDEFC#B2DFFB#B4E4FF#B5DEFF#A1E3F9#A0DEFF#B7E0FF#A3D8FF#A0E9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABE2FE  ·  #ABE300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE2FF?

#ABE2FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE2FF?

#ABE2FF is RGB 171, 226, 255 — HSL 201°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 33%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ABE2FF?

Its complement is #FFCAAD; analogous partners are #ADFFF3 and #ADBAFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE2FF for text?

Black text on #ABE2FF has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.