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#A19FAC

Dusty Blue · light neutral

About #A19FAC

With the hex code #A19FAC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAAC9F, 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 8.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red161
Green159
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.6
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #A19FAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A19FAC.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A19FAC.
8.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A19FAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A19FAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA1AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FA1A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A19FAC?

With the hex code #A19FAC, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% 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 #A19FAC?

Use black text. Black on #A19FAC has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A19FAC?

Its complementary colour is #AAAC9F, and analogous partners are #9FA4AC and #A89FAC.