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#ABBFCA

Silver · light cool blue

About #ABBFCA

With the hex code #ABBFCA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% 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 9.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB6AB, 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 11.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green191
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ABBFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBFCA.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #ABBFCA.
11.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BACA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C2C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBFCA?

With the hex code #ABBFCA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBFCA?

Use black text. Black on #ABBFCA has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBFCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB6AB, and analogous partners are #ABCAC5 and #ABB0CA.