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#89ACC2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #89ACC2

#89ACC2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 4.6); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C29F89 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #89ACC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red137
Green172
Blue194

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 4.6
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.8
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #89ACC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #89ACC2.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #89ACC2.
8.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #89ACC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#89ACC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2ABC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9AA4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#77B2B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #89ACC2?

#89ACC2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #89ACC2?

Use black text. Black on #89ACC2 has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #89ACC2?

Its complementary colour is #C29F89, and analogous partners are #89C2BB and #8990C2.