Palettes / Colors / #ABABCD

#ABABCD — Light Dusty Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ABABCD 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.

#ABABCD 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 #CDCDAC; it also sits naturally between #ACBDCD and #BDACCD. 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 80%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABABCD

.text { color: #ABABCD; }
.background { background-color: #ABABCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABABCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 171, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 25%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABABCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 171, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABABCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 171, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABABCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABABCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABABCD

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 #ABABCD 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 #ABABCD 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

← #ABABCC  ·  #ABABCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABABCD?

#ABABCD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 171, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABABCD?

#ABABCD is RGB 171, 171, 205 — HSL 240°, 25%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ABABCD?

Its complement is #CDCDAC; analogous partners are #ACBDCD and #BDACCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABABCD for text?

Black text on #ABABCD has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.