Palettes / Colors / #AABBDB

#AABBDB — Light Muted Blue

#AABBDB is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AABBDB 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.

#AABBDB 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 #DAC9A9; it also sits naturally between #A9D3DA and #B1A9DA. 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 67% · Green 73% · Blue 86%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AABBDB

.text { color: #AABBDB; }
.background { background-color: #AABBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AABBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 187, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AABBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 187, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AABBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 187, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAC9A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AABBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AABBDB

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 #AABBDB 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 #AABBDB 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

← #AABBDA  ·  #AABBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AABBDB?

#AABBDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 187, 219). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AABBDB?

#AABBDB is RGB 170, 187, 219 — HSL 219°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AABBDB?

Its complement is #DAC9A9; analogous partners are #A9D3DA and #B1A9DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AABBDB for text?

Black text on #AABBDB has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.