Palettes / Colors / #A5BBCF

#A5BBCF — Light Dusty Blue

#A5BBCF is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#A5BBCF 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 #CFB9A5; it also sits naturally between #A5CFCE and #A5A6CF. 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 65% · Green 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #A5BBCF

.text { color: #A5BBCF; }
.background { background-color: #A5BBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5BBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 187, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 30%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5BBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 187, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5BBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 187, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A5BBCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5BBCF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A5BBCF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFB9A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A5BBCF: #000000.

How #A5BBCF 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 #A5BBCF 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

← #A5BBCE  ·  #A5BBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A5BBCF?

#A5BBCF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 165, 187, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A5BBCF?

#A5BBCF is RGB 165, 187, 207 — HSL 209°, 30%, 73% — CMYK 20%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A5BBCF?

Its complement is #CFB9A5; analogous partners are #A5CFCE and #A5A6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A5BBCF for text?

Black text on #A5BBCF has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.