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#ABB3BF

Silver · light neutral

About #ABB3BF

#ABB3BF is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.7), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFB7AB (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 — 9.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green179
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ABB3BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB3BF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABB3BF.
9.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB3BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB3BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6B5B7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB3BF?

#ABB3BF is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 70% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB3BF?

Use black text. Black on #ABB3BF has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB3BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFB7AB, and analogous partners are #ABBDBF and #ADABBF.