Palettes / Colors / #ABBCCC

#ABBCCC — Light Dusty Blue

#ABBCCC 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 #ABBCCC 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.

#ABBCCC 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 #CDBCAD; it also sits naturally between #ADCDCC and #ADADCD. 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 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABBCCC

.text { color: #ABBCCC; }
.background { background-color: #ABBCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 188, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 188, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 188, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBCAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABBCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBCCC

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 #ABBCCC 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 #ABBCCC 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

← #ABBCCB  ·  #ABBCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBCCC?

#ABBCCC is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 188, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBCCC?

#ABBCCC is RGB 171, 188, 204 — HSL 209°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ABBCCC?

Its complement is #CDBCAD; analogous partners are #ADCDCC and #ADADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBCCC for text?

Black text on #ABBCCC has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.