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#ABBEC8

Silver · light cool blue

About #ABBEC8

With the hex code #ABBEC8, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8B5AB, 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 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green190
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ABBEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBEC8.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBEC8.
10.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABBEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABBEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B9C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C1C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBEC8?

With the hex code #ABBEC8, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBEC8?

Use black text. Black on #ABBEC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBEC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8B5AB, and analogous partners are #ABC8C3 and #ABB0C8.