#9799AF
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #9799AF
#9799AF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 60% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.6); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFAD97 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9799AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #9799AF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9799AF?
#9799AF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 60% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9799AF?
Use black text. Black on #9799AF has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9799AF?
Its complementary colour is #AFAD97, and analogous partners are #97A5AF and #A197AF.