Palettes / Colors / #A09ABC

#A09ABC — Light Dusty Blue

#A09ABC is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A09ABC 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.

#A09ABC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6BC9A; it also sits naturally between #9AA5BC and #B19ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A09ABC

.text { color: #A09ABC; }
.background { background-color: #A09ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 154, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 20%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 154, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 154, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A09ABC

Tints of #A09ABC

Tones of #A09ABC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6BC9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A09ABC

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:

How #A09ABC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A09ABC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A09ABB  ·  #A09ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A09ABC?

#A09ABC is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 160, 154, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09ABC?

#A09ABC is RGB 160, 154, 188 — HSL 251°, 20%, 67% — CMYK 15%, 18%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A09ABC?

Its complement is #B6BC9A; analogous partners are #9AA5BC and #B19ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09ABC for text?

Black text on #A09ABC has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.