Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.65:1 — vs black: 12.71:1

Color values

HEX #ABCDEF
RGB rgb(171, 205, 239)
HSL hsl(210, 68%, 80%)
CMYK cmyk( 28, 14, 0, 6 )
Websafe #99CCFF

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ABCDEF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#EFCDAB

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#ABEFEF

#ABABEF

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#EFABCD

#CDEFAB

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#EFABAB

#EFEFAB

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#EFABEF

#EFCDAB

#ABEFAB

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Cornflower Blue
#ABCDEF Base

#2A81D7

#6BA7E3

#89B9E8

#CDE1F6

#EAF2FB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Cornflower Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #040D15

— #103356

— #1D5A97

— #2A80D6

— #6AA7E3

Pale Cornflower Blue #ABCDEF Base

— #B8D4F1

— #C4DCF4

— #D1E3F6

— #DDEBF9

— #EAF2FB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ABCDEF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ABCDEF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ABCDEF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ABCDEF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ABCDEF,
        #EFCDAB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ABCDEF,
        #EFCDAB
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-cornflower-blue: #ABCDEF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-cornflower-blue-r: 171;
$pale-cornflower-blue-g: 205;
$pale-cornflower-blue-b: 239;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-cornflower-blue;
    color: rgba($pale-cornflower-blue-r, $pale-cornflower-blue-g, $pale-cornflower-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Cornflower Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ABCDEF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #C4C4F0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #CACAEF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #A4D2D2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C9C9C9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Cornflower Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Cornflower Blue #ABCDEF Base

Baby Blue Eyes #A1CAF1 ΔE 1.92

Pale Cerulean #9BC4E2 ΔE 3.82

Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 4.29

Carolina Blue #99BADD ΔE 4.86

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.