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#A2A6BC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2A6BC

With the hex code #A2A6BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCB8A2, 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 8.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green166
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #A2A6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A6BC.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2A6BC.
8.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2A6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2A6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CAAAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2A6BC?

With the hex code #A2A6BC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2A6BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2A6BC has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2A6BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCB8A2, and analogous partners are #A2B3BC and #ABA2BC.