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#ABB3D3

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB3D3

With the hex code #ABB3D3, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CBAB, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green179
Blue211

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #ABB3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB3D3.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB3D3.
10.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB6D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8B3D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B9BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB3D3?

With the hex code #ABB3D3, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB3D3?

Use black text. Black on #ABB3D3 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB3D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3CBAB, and analogous partners are #ABC7D3 and #B7ABD3.