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#ABBDCA

Silver · light cool blue

About #ABBDCA

#ABBDCA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.5), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAB8AB (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 10.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green189
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #ABBDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBDCA.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBDCA.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BCCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBDCA?

#ABBDCA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBDCA?

Use black text. Black on #ABBDCA has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB8AB, and analogous partners are #ABCAC7 and #ABADCA.