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#A7ABDF

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #A7ABDF

With the hex code #A7ABDF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFDBA7, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red167
Green171
Blue223

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #A7ABDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #A7ABDF.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #A7ABDF.
9.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7ABDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7ABDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DB1E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9AADDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AB4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7ABDF?

With the hex code #A7ABDF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A7ABDF?

Use black text. Black on #A7ABDF has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7ABDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFDBA7, and analogous partners are #A7C7DF and #BFA7DF.