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#ABC1D2

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #ABC1D2

#ABC1D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.8), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2BCAB (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 11.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green193
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ABC1D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC1D2.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABC1D2.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABC1D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABC1D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC0D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BCD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1C5C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABC1D2?

#ABC1D2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 76% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABC1D2?

Use black text. Black on #ABC1D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABC1D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2BCAB, and analogous partners are #ABD2D0 and #ABAED2.