#AAA9BF
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #AAA9BF
#AAA9BF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 66% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEBFA9 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AAA9BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AAA9BF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAA9BF?
#AAA9BF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 66% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AAA9BF?
Use black text. Black on #AAA9BF has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAA9BF?
Its complementary colour is #BEBFA9, and analogous partners are #A9B3BF and #B5A9BF.