Palettes / Colors / #ACABCD

#ACABCD — Light Dusty Blue

#ACABCD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ACABCD 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 #CCCDAC; it also sits naturally between #ACBCCD and #BEACCD. 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 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #ACABCD

.text { color: #ACABCD; }
.background { background-color: #ACABCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACABCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 171, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 25%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACABCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 171, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACABCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 171, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACABCD

Tints of #ACABCD

Tones of #ACABCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCDAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACABCD: #000000.

How #ACABCD 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 #ACABCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACABCC  ·  #ACABCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACABCD?

#ACABCD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 172, 171, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACABCD?

#ACABCD is RGB 172, 171, 205 — HSL 242°, 25%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 17%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ACABCD?

Its complement is #CCCDAC; analogous partners are #ACBCCD and #BEACCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACABCD for text?

Black text on #ACABCD has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.