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#AAA4BC

Dusty Blue · light cool purple

About #AAA4BC

With the hex code #AAA4BC, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6BCA4, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green164
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #AAA4BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAA4BC.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAA4BC.
8.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA4BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA4BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A0A7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7A7AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA4BC?

With the hex code #AAA4BC, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA4BC?

Use black text. Black on #AAA4BC has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA4BC?

Its complementary colour is #B6BCA4, and analogous partners are #A4AABC and #B6A4BC.