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#ABB2DD — Light Muted Blue

#ABB2DD is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #ABB2DD 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.

#ABB2DD 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 #DDD6AC; it also sits naturally between #ACCBDD and #BEACDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABB2DD · RGB 171, 178, 221

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Color values

HEX#ABB2DD
RGB171, 178, 221
HSL232°, 42%, 77%
HSV232°, 23%, 87%
CMYK23%, 19%, 0%, 13%
XYZ45.77, 45.72, 74.82
Yxy45.72, 0.2752, 0.2749
CIE-Lab73.36, 6.71, -22.41
Hunter Lab67.62, 6.20, -22.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 70% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABB2DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABB2DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABB2DD

.text { color: #ABB2DD; }
.background { background-color: #ABB2DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB2DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 178, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB2DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 178, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB2DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 178, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB2DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB2DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB2DD

#929BD3#7580C7#5C69BC#4755AE#3D4894#313A77#262E5E#1C2245#101328#06070E

Tints of #ABB2DD

#B3B9E0#BAC0E3#C1C6E6#C9CDE9#D0D4EC#D4D7ED#DBDEF0#E2E4F3#E9EBF6#F1F2F9

Tones of #ABB2DD

#AFB5D9#B3B7D6#B6BAD2#BABDCF#BDBFCB#C1C2C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDD6AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABB2DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB2DD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABB2DD: ·

How #ABB2DD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AEAED3Deuteranopia · #AEADD0Tritanopia · #ABCAC9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB2DD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff2f2
#FFF2F2 · #A9B5DF · #7886C7 · #2D336B
Mellow Ruby Mirage
#806C22 · #DBCC79 · #4562CD · #AEB2E2
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Crimson Mirage
#0E4C6F · #155EAB · #5AABE6 · #A4B3DE
Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A9B5DF#AEB2E2#AFB4D9#A6B1E1#A4B3DE#ACB1D6#ACBAE1#B2AFE3#A7AAE1#A8A8DC#B2BBDF#ADA6DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB2DC  ·  #ABB2DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB2DD?

#ABB2DD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 178, 221). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB2DD?

#ABB2DD is RGB 171, 178, 221 — HSL 232°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 19%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ABB2DD?

Its complement is #DDD6AC; analogous partners are #ACCBDD and #BEACDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB2DD for text?

Black text on #ABB2DD has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.