Palettes / Colors / #ABA4DE

#ABA4DE — Light Muted Blue

#ABA4DE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ABA4DE 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 #D8DFA5; it also sits naturally between #A5BBDF and #C9A5DF. 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 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA4DE

.text { color: #ABA4DE; }
.background { background-color: #ABA4DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA4DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 164, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 47%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA4DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 164, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA4DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 164, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA4DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA4DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8DFA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA4DE: #000000.

How #ABA4DE 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 #ABA4DE 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

← #ABA4DD  ·  #ABA4DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA4DE?

#ABA4DE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 164, 222). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA4DE?

#ABA4DE is RGB 171, 164, 222 — HSL 247°, 47%, 76% — CMYK 23%, 26%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ABA4DE?

Its complement is #D8DFA5; analogous partners are #A5BBDF and #C9A5DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA4DE for text?

Black text on #ABA4DE has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.