Palettes / Colors / #ABCBDB

#ABCBDB — Light Muted Blue

#ABCBDB is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #ABCBDB 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.

#ABCBDB 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 #DABAA9; it also sits naturally between #A9DAD2 and #A9B1DA. 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 80% · Blue 86%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCBDB

.text { color: #ABCBDB; }
.background { background-color: #ABCBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 203, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 203, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 203, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DABAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABCBDB

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 #ABCBDB 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 #ABCBDB 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

← #ABCBDA  ·  #ABCBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCBDB?

#ABCBDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 203, 219). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCBDB?

#ABCBDB is RGB 171, 203, 219 — HSL 200°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 22%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ABCBDB?

Its complement is #DABAA9; analogous partners are #A9DAD2 and #A9B1DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCBDB for text?

Black text on #ABCBDB has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.