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#ABBCCA

Silver · light cool blue

About #ABBCCA

With the hex code #ABBCCA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB9AB, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green188
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ABBCCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCCA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBCCA.
10.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBCCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BCCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3BFC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBCCA?

With the hex code #ABBCCA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBCCA?

Use black text. Black on #ABBCCA has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBCCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB9AB, and analogous partners are #ABCAC8 and #ABADCA.