Palettes / Colors / #ABBBCF

#ABBBCF — Light Dusty Blue

#ABBBCF 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 #ABBBCF 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.

#ABBBCF 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 #CFBEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABCDCF and #ADABCF. 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 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABBBCF

.text { color: #ABBBCF; }
.background { background-color: #ABBBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 187, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 187, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 187, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABBBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBBCF

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 #ABBBCF 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 #ABBBCF 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

← #ABBBCE  ·  #ABBBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBBCF?

#ABBBCF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 187, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBBCF?

#ABBBCF is RGB 171, 187, 207 — HSL 213°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #ABBBCF?

Its complement is #CFBEAB; analogous partners are #ABCDCF and #ADABCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBBCF for text?

Black text on #ABBBCF has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.