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#A2AEBD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2AEBD

With the hex code #A2AEBD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% 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 6.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDB1A2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green174
Blue189

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #A2AEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2AEBD.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2AEBD.
9.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2AEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2AEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9AEBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6ACBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CB1B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2AEBD?

With the hex code #A2AEBD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2AEBD?

Use black text. Black on #A2AEBD has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2AEBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDB1A2, and analogous partners are #A2BCBD and #A3A2BD.