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#A2B3CA

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2B3CA

With the hex code #A2B3CA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 #CAB9A2, a khaki shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green179
Blue202

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #A2B3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B3CA.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B3CA.
9.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB4CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7B0C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98B8BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B3CA?

With the hex code #A2B3CA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 70% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B3CA?

Use black text. Black on #A2B3CA has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B3CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB9A2, and analogous partners are #A2C7CA and #A5A2CA.