#A2BECD
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #A2BECD
#A2BECD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.7); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB1A2 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BECD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #A2BECD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #A2BECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A2BECD?
#A2BECD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A2BECD?
Use black text. Black on #A2BECD has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A2BECD?
Its complementary colour is #CDB1A2, and analogous partners are #A2CDC7 and #A2A8CD.