Palettes / Colors / #ABCBDC

#ABCBDC — Light Muted Blue

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

#ABCBDC 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 #DCBDAC; it also sits naturally between #ACDCD5 and #ACB4DC. 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 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABCBDC

.text { color: #ABCBDC; }
.background { background-color: #ABCBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABCBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 203, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABCBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 203, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABCBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 203, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ABCBDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCBDAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABCBDC: #000000.

How #ABCBDC 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 #ABCBDC 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

← #ABCBDB  ·  #ABCBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABCBDC?

#ABCBDC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 171, 203, 220). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABCBDC?

#ABCBDC is RGB 171, 203, 220 — HSL 201°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 8%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #ABCBDC?

Its complement is #DCBDAC; analogous partners are #ACDCD5 and #ACB4DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABCBDC for text?

Black text on #ABCBDC has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.