#A6ABFF
Cornflower · light cool blue
About #A6ABFF
#A6ABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Cornflower and Mauve (ΔE 15.2), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFFAA6 (butter), 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 — 9.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A6ABFF?
#A6ABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A6ABFF?
Use black text. Black on #A6ABFF has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A6ABFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFFAA6, and analogous partners are #A6D8FF and #CDA6FF.