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#ACABFF

Mauve · light cool blue

About #ACABFF

#ACABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Mauve and Cornflower (ΔE 16.3), with Cornflower the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEFFAB (butter), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green171
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 16.3
Cornflower
#6495ED · ΔE 16.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #ACABFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #ACABFF.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #ACABFF.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACABFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#92B6FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8FB0FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97BBCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACABFF?

#ACABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACABFF?

Use black text. Black on #ACABFF has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACABFF?

Its complementary colour is #FEFFAB, and analogous partners are #ABD4FF and #D6ABFF.