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#9FA2BA

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #9FA2BA

With the hex code #9FA2BA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 64% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAB79F, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green162
Blue186

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.6
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #9FA2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9FA2BA.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #9FA2BA.
8.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA4BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9BA2B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99A6AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA2BA?

With the hex code #9FA2BA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 64% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA2BA?

Use black text. Black on #9FA2BA has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA2BA?

Its complementary colour is #BAB79F, and analogous partners are #9FB0BA and #AA9FBA.