Palettes / Colors / #ABA4CB

#ABA4CB — Light Dusty Blue

#ABA4CB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#ABA4CB 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 #C4CBA4; it also sits naturally between #A4B1CB and #BFA4CB. 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 64% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA4CB

.text { color: #ABA4CB; }
.background { background-color: #ABA4CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA4CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 164, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 27%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA4CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 164, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA4CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 164, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA4CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA4CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4CBA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA4CB: #000000.

How #ABA4CB 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 #ABA4CB 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

← #ABA4CA  ·  #ABA4CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA4CB?

#ABA4CB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 164, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA4CB?

#ABA4CB is RGB 171, 164, 203 — HSL 251°, 27%, 72% — CMYK 16%, 19%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ABA4CB?

Its complement is #C4CBA4; analogous partners are #A4B1CB and #BFA4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA4CB for text?

Black text on #ABA4CB has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.