#A6ACFF
Cornflower · light cool blue
About #A6ACFF
#A6ACFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Cornflower and Mauve (ΔE 15.2); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFF9A6 — a butter tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #A6ACFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A6ACFF?
#A6ACFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A6ACFF?
Use black text. Black on #A6ACFF has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A6ACFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFF9A6, and analogous partners are #A6D8FF and #CDA6FF.