#949EAA
Dusty Blue · light neutral
About #949EAA
#949EAA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 62% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.5); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAA094 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #949EAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #949EAA?
#949EAA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 62% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 7% 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 #949EAA?
Use black text. Black on #949EAA has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #949EAA?
Its complementary colour is #AAA094, and analogous partners are #94A9AA and #9594AA.