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#A0ACBC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A0ACBC

#A0ACBC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCB0A0 (greige), 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 9.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green172
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #A0ACBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A0ACBC.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A0ACBC.
9.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0ACBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0ACBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7ACBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4AABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99AFB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0ACBC?

#A0ACBC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0ACBC?

Use black text. Black on #A0ACBC has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0ACBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCB0A0, and analogous partners are #A0BABC and #A2A0BC.