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#ABCCE4

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #ABCCE4

With the hex code #ABCCE4, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Sky Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4C3AB, a apricot shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green204
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.4
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.9
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #ABCCE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABCCE4.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #ABCCE4.
12.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABCCE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABCCE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2CBE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAC5E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BD2D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCCE4?

With the hex code #ABCCE4, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCCE4?

Use black text. Black on #ABCCE4 has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCCE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4C3AB, and analogous partners are #ABE4E0 and #ABAFE4.