Palettes / Colors / #ABACCA

#ABACCA — Light Dusty Blue

#ABACCA 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 #ABACCA 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.

#ABACCA 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 #CAC9AA; it also sits naturally between #AABBCA and #B9AACA. 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 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABACCA

.text { color: #ABACCA; }
.background { background-color: #ABACCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABACCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 172, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABACCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 172, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABACCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 172, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAC9AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABACCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABACCA

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 #ABACCA 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 #ABACCA 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

← #ABACC9  ·  #ABACCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABACCA?

#ABACCA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 172, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABACCA?

#ABACCA is RGB 171, 172, 202 — HSL 238°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #ABACCA?

Its complement is #CAC9AA; analogous partners are #AABBCA and #B9AACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABACCA for text?

Black text on #ABACCA has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.