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#91ABC2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #91ABC2

With the hex code #91ABC2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2A891, a khaki shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red145
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 3.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 16.5
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 16.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #91ABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91ABC2.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #91ABC2.
8.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91ABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91ABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2ABC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA5C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#83B0B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91ABC2?

With the hex code #91ABC2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91ABC2?

Use black text. Black on #91ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91ABC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2A891, and analogous partners are #91C2C1 and #9193C2.