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#ABB0CF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB0CF

#ABB0CF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFCAAB — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABB0CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red171
Green176
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #ABB0CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB0CF.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB0CF.
9.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB0CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB0CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6B0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3B5BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB0CF?

#ABB0CF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB0CF?

Use black text. Black on #ABB0CF has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB0CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCAAB, and analogous partners are #ABC2CF and #B8ABCF.