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#A2A3CB

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2A3CB

With the hex code #A2A3CB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 64% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBCAA2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green163
Blue203

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #A2A3CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A3CB.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A3CB.
8.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2A3CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2A3CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#99A7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#98A5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99AAB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2A3CB?

With the hex code #A2A3CB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 64% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2A3CB?

Use black text. Black on #A2A3CB has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2A3CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBCAA2, and analogous partners are #A2B8CB and #B5A2CB.