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#A2B3CF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2B3CF

#A2B3CF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 70% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 7.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFBEA2 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2B3CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green179
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #A2B3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B3CF.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B3CF.
9.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB4D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#97B9BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B3CF?

#A2B3CF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 70% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B3CF?

Use black text. Black on #A2B3CF has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B3CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBEA2, and analogous partners are #A2C9CF and #A7A2CF.