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#ABB3CA

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB3CA

With the hex code #ABB3CA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAC2AB, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best 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
Green179
Blue202

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #ABB3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB3CA.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB3CA.
10.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB5CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB2C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4B7BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB3CA?

With the hex code #ABB3CA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB3CA?

Use black text. Black on #ABB3CA has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB3CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAC2AB, and analogous partners are #ABC2CA and #B2ABCA.