#ADB0FF
Mauve · light cool blue
About #ADB0FF
#ADB0FF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 69% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mauve and Cornflower (ΔE 17.0), with Cornflower the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFFCAD (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 — 10.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADB0FF?
#ADB0FF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 69% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADB0FF?
Use black text. Black on #ADB0FF has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADB0FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFFCAD, and analogous partners are #ADD9FF and #D3ADFF.