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#9293AE

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #9293AE

#9293AE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 58% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.6); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEAD92 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9293AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red146
Green147
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.6
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #9293AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9293AE.
3.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9293AE.
7.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9293AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9293AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C96AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B94AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8C979C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9293AE?

#9293AE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 58% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9293AE?

Use black text. Black on #9293AE has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9293AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEAD92, and analogous partners are #92A1AE and #9F92AE.