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#A2ABE4

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #A2ABE4

With the hex code #A2ABE4, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 13.3 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4DBA2, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green171
Blue228

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #A2ABE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #A2ABE4.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #A2ABE4.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2ABE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2ABE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AB1E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#96ACE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91B6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2ABE4?

With the hex code #A2ABE4, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2ABE4?

Use black text. Black on #A2ABE4 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2ABE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4DBA2, and analogous partners are #A2CCE4 and #BAA2E4.