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#A2B7CF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2B7CF

With the hex code #A2B7CF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFBAA2, a khaki shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green183
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #A2B7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B7CF.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2B7CF.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2B7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2B7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB7D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9B3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96BCBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2B7CF?

With the hex code #A2B7CF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2B7CF?

Use black text. Black on #A2B7CF has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2B7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBAA2, and analogous partners are #A2CDCF and #A3A2CF.