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#93ABC2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #93ABC2

#93ABC2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 3.2); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2AA93 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #93ABC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red147
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 3.2
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 16.6
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #93ABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #93ABC2.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #93ABC2.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #93ABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#93ABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2ABC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86B0B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #93ABC2?

#93ABC2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #93ABC2?

Use black text. Black on #93ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #93ABC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2AA93, and analogous partners are #93C2C2 and #9393C2.