Palettes / Colors / #ABABDB

#ABABDB — Light Muted Blue

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

#ABABDB 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 #DADAA9; it also sits naturally between #A9C2DA and #C2A9DA. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABABDB

.text { color: #ABABDB; }
.background { background-color: #ABABDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABABDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 171, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABABDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 171, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABABDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 171, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABABDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABABDB: #000000.

How #ABABDB 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 #ABABDB 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

← #ABABDA  ·  #ABABDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABABDB?

#ABABDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 171, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABABDB?

#ABABDB is RGB 171, 171, 219 — HSL 240°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 22%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ABABDB?

Its complement is #DADAA9; analogous partners are #A9C2DA and #C2A9DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABABDB for text?

Black text on #ABABDB has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.