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#A2BFD2

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #A2BFD2

#A2BFD2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 #D2B5A2 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BFD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green191
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.2
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #A2BFD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A2BFD2.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A2BFD2.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BFD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BFD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B8D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#95C4C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BFD2?

#A2BFD2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BFD2?

Use black text. Black on #A2BFD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BFD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2B5A2, and analogous partners are #A2D2CD and #A2A7D2.