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#AAACD2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAACD2

With the hex code #AAACD2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 13.2 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2D0AA, 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 9.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green172
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #AAACD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAACD2.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAACD2.
9.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAACD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAACD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2B0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1AED1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1B2B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAACD2?

With the hex code #AAACD2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAACD2?

Use black text. Black on #AAACD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAACD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2D0AA, and analogous partners are #AAC0D2 and #BCAAD2.