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#7AA2BE

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #7AA2BE

With the hex code #7AA2BE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE967A, a camel shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red122
Green162
Blue190

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.1
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #7AA2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7AA2BE.
2.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #7AA2BE.
7.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7AA2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7AA2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#96A1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D9ABE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#63A9AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7AA2BE?

With the hex code #7AA2BE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7AA2BE?

Use black text. Black on #7AA2BE has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7AA2BE?

Its complementary colour is #BE967A, and analogous partners are #7ABEB8 and #7A80BE.