#AFABFF
Mauve · light cool blue
About #AFABFF
#AFABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mauve and Cornflower (ΔE 15.4), with Cornflower the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBFFAB (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 — 10.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFABFF
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How #AFABFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFABFF?
#AFABFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFABFF?
Use black text. Black on #AFABFF has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFABFF?
Its complementary colour is #FBFFAB, and analogous partners are #ABD1FF and #D9ABFF.