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#A2AFBD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2AFBD

#A2AFBD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 69% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDB0A2 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green175
Blue189

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #A2AFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2AFBD.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2AFBD.
9.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2AFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2AFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7ACBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BB2B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2AFBD?

#A2AFBD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 69% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2AFBD?

Use black text. Black on #A2AFBD has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2AFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDB0A2, and analogous partners are #A2BDBD and #A3A2BD.