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#949DAA

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #949DAA

#949DAA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 62% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.5), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAA194 (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red148
Green157
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #949DAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #949DAA.
2.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #949DAA.
7.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #949DAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#949DAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999DAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979BAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FA0A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #949DAA?

#949DAA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 58% red, 62% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #949DAA?

Use black text. Black on #949DAA has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #949DAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAA194, and analogous partners are #94A8AA and #9694AA.