Palettes / Colors / #A1BBCE

#A1BBCE — Light Dusty Blue

#A1BBCE is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#A1BBCE 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 #CEB4A1; it also sits naturally between #A1CECA and #A1A5CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #A1BBCE

.text { color: #A1BBCE; }
.background { background-color: #A1BBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A1BBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 187, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 31%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A1BBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 187, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A1BBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 187, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A1BBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A1BBCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEB4A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A1BBCE: #000000.

How #A1BBCE 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 #A1BBCE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A1BBCD  ·  #A1BBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A1BBCE?

#A1BBCE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 161, 187, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A1BBCE?

#A1BBCE is RGB 161, 187, 206 — HSL 205°, 31%, 72% — CMYK 22%, 9%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A1BBCE?

Its complement is #CEB4A1; analogous partners are #A1CECA and #A1A5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A1BBCE for text?

Black text on #A1BBCE has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.