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#AABFCF

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #AABFCF

#AABFCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 10.4), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBAAA (greige), 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 — 11.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green191
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #AABFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AABFCF.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AABFCF.
11.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BED0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABFCF?

#AABFCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AABFCF?

Use black text. Black on #AABFCF has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBAAA, and analogous partners are #AACFCD and #AAADCF.