Palettes / Colors / #ABAAC7

#ABAAC7 — Light Dusty Blue

#ABAAC7 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#ABAAC7 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 #C6C7A9; it also sits naturally between #A9B7C7 and #B9A9C7. 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 67% · Blue 78%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAAC7

.text { color: #ABAAC7; }
.background { background-color: #ABAAC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAAC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 170, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 21%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAAC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 170, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAAC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 170, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABAAC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABAAC7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C7A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAAC7: #000000.

How #ABAAC7 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 #ABAAC7 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

← #ABAAC6  ·  #ABAAC8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAAC7?

#ABAAC7 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 170, 199). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAAC7?

#ABAAC7 is RGB 171, 170, 199 — HSL 242°, 21%, 72% — CMYK 14%, 15%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #ABAAC7?

Its complement is #C6C7A9; analogous partners are #A9B7C7 and #B9A9C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAAC7 for text?

Black text on #ABAAC7 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.