Palettes / Colors / #ABABCE

#ABABCE — Light Dusty Blue

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

#ABABCE 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 #CECEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBDCE and #BDABCE. 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 81%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABABCE

.text { color: #ABABCE; }
.background { background-color: #ABABCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABABCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 171, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 26%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABABCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 171, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABABCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 171, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABABCE: #000000.

How #ABABCE 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 #ABABCE 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

← #ABABCD  ·  #ABABCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABABCE?

#ABABCE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 171, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABABCE?

#ABABCE is RGB 171, 171, 206 — HSL 240°, 26%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #ABABCE?

Its complement is #CECEAB; analogous partners are #ABBDCE and #BDABCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABABCE for text?

Black text on #ABABCE has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.