Close to Periwinkle
#ABCAFE
#ABCAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 79.2% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 98% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ABCAFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.67:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.61:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.61:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABCAFE as they’d see it.
#ABCAFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ABCAFE
What color is #ABCAFE?
#ABCAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 79.2% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 98% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABCAFE in RGB?
#ABCAFE is rgb(171, 202, 254): 171 red, 202 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABCAFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(33, 20, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABCAFE?
PANTONE 278 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ABCAFE?
Its complement #E2C593 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.