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#AAADBF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAADBF

With the hex code #AAADBF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFBCAA, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green173
Blue191

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #AAADBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAADBF.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAADBF.
9.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AAADBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9AFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7ADBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6B0B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAADBF?

With the hex code #AAADBF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAADBF?

Use black text. Black on #AAADBF has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAADBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFBCAA, and analogous partners are #AAB8BF and #B1AABF.