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#ABB5D2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ABB5D2

#ABB5D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 71% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2C8AB (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 10.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green181
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #ABB5D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB5D2.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ABB5D2.
10.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABB5D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABB5D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB7D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB4D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2BABE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABB5D2?

#ABB5D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 71% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABB5D2?

Use black text. Black on #ABB5D2 has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABB5D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C8AB, and analogous partners are #ABC9D2 and #B4ABD2.