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#ABBBC6

Silver · light cool blue

About #ABBBC6

#ABBBC6 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6B6AB (greige), 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 10.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green187
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #ABBBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBC6.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBBC6.
10.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BAC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B7C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4BEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBBC6?

#ABBBC6 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBBC6?

Use black text. Black on #ABBBC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6B6AB, and analogous partners are #ABC6C3 and #ABADC6.