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#ABC4E9 closest to Sky High

#ABC4E9 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sky High. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(171, 196, 233)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 58% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #ABC4E9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.80:1.

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#ABC4E9 color conversion

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Variations of #ABC4E9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABC4E9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABC4E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABC4E9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1BFE8
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C5EB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C5EA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BFE8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0C1E9
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9ACCD0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A5C7DE
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC3CD

#ABC4E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#ABC4E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.80:1 Very good#ABC4E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABC4E9 in CSS

/* Sky High */
.color { color: #ABC4E9; }
.background { background-color: #ABC4E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABC4E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 196 233);
color: hsl(216 58% 79%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.059 258.1);

#ABC4E9 FAQ

What color is #ABC4E9?

#ABC4E9 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sky High. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABC4E9?

#ABC4E9 is rgb(171, 196, 233) in RGB, hsl(216, 58%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABC4E9?

The complementary color of #ABC4E9 is #E9D0AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABC4E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABC4E9: 11.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABC4E9 a warm or cool color?

#ABC4E9 is a cool color.