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#ABAFD2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABAFD2

#ABAFD2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.0), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2CEAB (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green175
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #ABAFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABAFD2.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABAFD2.
9.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABAFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABAFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B2D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4B0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B5BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABAFD2?

#ABAFD2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABAFD2?

Use black text. Black on #ABAFD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABAFD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2CEAB, and analogous partners are #ABC3D2 and #BBABD2.