Palettes / Colors / #ABA8CA

#ABA8CA — Light Dusty Blue

#ABA8CA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABA8CA 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.

#ABA8CA 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 #C8CBAA; it also sits naturally between #AAB7CB and #BDAACB. 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 66% · Blue 79%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA8CA

.text { color: #ABA8CA; }
.background { background-color: #ABA8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 168, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 168, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 168, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CBAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA8CA

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 #ABA8CA 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 #ABA8CA 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

← #ABA8C9  ·  #ABA8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA8CA?

#ABA8CA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 168, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA8CA?

#ABA8CA is RGB 171, 168, 202 — HSL 245°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 15%, 17%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #ABA8CA?

Its complement is #C8CBAA; analogous partners are #AAB7CB and #BDAACB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA8CA for text?

Black text on #ABA8CA has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.