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#ABC0D2

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #ABC0D2

With the hex code #ABC0D2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BDAB, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green192
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ABC0D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC0D2.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC0D2.
11.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC0D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC0D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C0D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BBD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1C4C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC0D2?

With the hex code #ABC0D2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC0D2?

Use black text. Black on #ABC0D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC0D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2BDAB, and analogous partners are #ABD2D0 and #ABADD2.