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#ABB2D2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB2D2

#ABB2D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2CBAB (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 10.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green178
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ABB2D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB2D2.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB2D2.
10.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB2D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB2D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B5D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7B2D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B8BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB2D2?

#ABB2D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB2D2?

Use black text. Black on #ABB2D2 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB2D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2CBAB, and analogous partners are #ABC5D2 and #B8ABD2.