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#AAADCF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAADCF

#AAADCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 11.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCCAA (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green173
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #AAADCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAADCF.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAADCF.
9.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AAADCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4B0D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B3B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAADCF?

#AAADCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAADCF?

Use black text. Black on #AAADCF has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAADCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCCAA, and analogous partners are #AAC0CF and #BAAACF.