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#94A2BC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #94A2BC

With the hex code #94A2BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCAE94, a khaki shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red148
Green162
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 4.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #94A2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #94A2BC.
2.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #94A2BC.
8.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94A2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94A2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AA3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#96A0BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA7AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94A2BC?

With the hex code #94A2BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #94A2BC?

Use black text. Black on #94A2BC has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94A2BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCAE94, and analogous partners are #94B6BC and #9A94BC.