Palettes / Colors / #ABAED2

#ABAED2 — Light Dusty Blue

#ABAED2 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 #ABAED2 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.

#ABAED2 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 #D2CFAC; it also sits naturally between #ACC2D2 and #BCACD2. 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 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAED2

.text { color: #ABAED2; }
.background { background-color: #ABAED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 174, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 30%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 174, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 174, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABAED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABAED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABAED2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CFAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAED2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAED2

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 #ABAED2 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 #ABAED2 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

← #ABAED1  ·  #ABAED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAED2?

#ABAED2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 174, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAED2?

#ABAED2 is RGB 171, 174, 210 — HSL 235°, 30%, 75% — CMYK 19%, 17%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #ABAED2?

Its complement is #D2CFAC; analogous partners are #ACC2D2 and #BCACD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAED2 for text?

Black text on #ABAED2 has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.