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#A2BFD0

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #A2BFD0

With the hex code #A2BFD0, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0B3A2, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green191
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.4
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A2BFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A2BFD0.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A2BFD0.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95C4C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BFD0?

With the hex code #A2BFD0, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BFD0?

Use black text. Black on #A2BFD0 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BFD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0B3A2, and analogous partners are #A2D0CA and #A2A8D0.