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#A2A3BC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2A3BC

With the hex code #A2A3BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCBBA2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green163
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #A2A3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A3BC.
2.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A3BC.
8.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2A3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2A3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DA6BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DA7AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2A3BC?

With the hex code #A2A3BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2A3BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2A3BC has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2A3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBBA2, and analogous partners are #A2B0BC and #AEA2BC.