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#AAA7E4

Wisteria · light cool blue

About #AAA7E4

#AAA7E4 is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 13.0), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1E4A7 (vanilla), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green167
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #AAA7E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AAA7E4.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AAA7E4.
9.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA7E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA7E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97AFE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#96ABE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DB2BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA7E4?

#AAA7E4 is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA7E4?

Use black text. Black on #AAA7E4 has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA7E4?

Its complementary colour is #E1E4A7, and analogous partners are #A7C3E4 and #C8A7E4.