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#A4ABBB

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A4ABBB

With the hex code #A4ABBB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBB4A4, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red164
Green171
Blue187

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #A4ABBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A4ABBB.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A4ABBB.
9.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4ABBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4ABBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6ACBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4AABB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FAEB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4ABBB?

With the hex code #A4ABBB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A4ABBB?

Use black text. Black on #A4ABBB has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4ABBB?

Its complementary colour is #BBB4A4, and analogous partners are #A4B6BB and #A9A4BB.