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#ACB2DF

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #ACB2DF

With the hex code #ACB2DF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD9AC, a wheat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green178
Blue223

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #ACB2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACB2DF.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACB2DF.
10.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACB2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACB2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B6E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3B3DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BAC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACB2DF?

With the hex code #ACB2DF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACB2DF?

Use black text. Black on #ACB2DF has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACB2DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFD9AC, and analogous partners are #ACCBDF and #C0ACDF.