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#AAACBF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAACBF

#AAACBF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFBDAA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAACBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green172
Blue191

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #AAACBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAACBF.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAACBF.
9.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AAACBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7AEC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7ACBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6AFB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAACBF?

#AAACBF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAACBF?

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

›What colours go with #AAACBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFBDAA, and analogous partners are #AAB7BF and #B2AABF.