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#A3BECB

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #A3BECB

#A3BECB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.7), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBB0A3 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red163
Green190
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #A3BECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A3BECB.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A3BECB.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A3BECB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A3BECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98C2C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A3BECB?

#A3BECB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A3BECB?

Use black text. Black on #A3BECB has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A3BECB?

Its complementary colour is #CBB0A3, and analogous partners are #A3CBC4 and #A3AACB.