#AAAEC5
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #AAAEC5
#AAAEC5 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 8.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5C1AA (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 — 9.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AAAEC5
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How #AAAEC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAAEC5?
#AAAEC5 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 68% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AAAEC5?
Use black text. Black on #AAAEC5 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAAEC5?
Its complementary colour is #C5C1AA, and analogous partners are #AABBC5 and #B3AAC5.