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#ABD9EC Ariel

#ABD9EC is a very light, muted blue named Ariel. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 85.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(171, 217, 236)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 63% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #ABD9EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.87:1.

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Variations of #ABD9EC

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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#ABD9EC 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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#ABD9EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABD9EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CEEC
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED6ED
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D6ED
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CEEC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BED2EC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97DFDF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A3DBE6
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9D4D9

#ABD9EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#ABD9EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.87:1 Super#ABD9EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABD9EC in CSS

/* Ariel */
.color { color: #ABD9EC; }
.background { background-color: #ABD9EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABD9EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 217 236);
color: hsl(198 63% 80%);
color: oklch(0.859 0.055 225.1);

#ABD9EC FAQ

What color is #ABD9EC?

#ABD9EC is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Ariel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABD9EC?

#ABD9EC is rgb(171, 217, 236) in RGB, hsl(198, 63%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABD9EC?

The complementary color of #ABD9EC is #ECBEAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABD9EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABD9EC: 13.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABD9EC a warm or cool color?

#ABD9EC is a cool color.