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#A2B0BC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2B0BC

#A2B0BC 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, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCAEA2 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green176
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #A2B0BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B0BC.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B0BC.
9.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B0BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B0BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB0BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ADBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CB3B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B0BC?

#A2B0BC 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, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B0BC?

Use black text. Black on #A2B0BC has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B0BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCAEA2, and analogous partners are #A2BCBB and #A2A3BC.