Palettes / Colors / #ABBFD4

#ABBFD4 — Light Muted Blue

#ABBFD4 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 #ABBFD4 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.

#ABBFD4 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 #D4C0AB; it also sits naturally between #ABD3D4 and #ACABD4. 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 75% · Blue 83%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABBFD4

.text { color: #ABBFD4; }
.background { background-color: #ABBFD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABBFD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 191, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 32%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABBFD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 191, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABBFD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 191, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABBFD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABBFD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4C0AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABBFD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABBFD4

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 #ABBFD4 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 #ABBFD4 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

← #ABBFD3  ·  #ABBFD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABBFD4?

#ABBFD4 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 191, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABBFD4?

#ABBFD4 is RGB 171, 191, 212 — HSL 211°, 32%, 75% — CMYK 19%, 10%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #ABBFD4?

Its complement is #D4C0AB; analogous partners are #ABD3D4 and #ACABD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABBFD4 for text?

Black text on #ABBFD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.