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#ABB0D2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB0D2

#ABB0D2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 11.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2CDAB — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABB0D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green176
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #ABB0D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB0D2.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB0D2.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB0D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB0D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B3D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B6BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB0D2?

#ABB0D2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB0D2?

Use black text. Black on #ABB0D2 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB0D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2CDAB, and analogous partners are #ABC4D2 and #BAABD2.