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#A2BBCD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2BBCD

#A2BBCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB4A2 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BBCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green187
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #A2BBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2BBCD.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2BBCD.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3BACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BBCD?

#A2BBCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BBCD?

Use black text. Black on #A2BBCD has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB4A2, and analogous partners are #A2CDC9 and #A2A6CD.