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#AAAFCD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAAFCD

#AAAFCD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDC8AA (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 — 9.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green175
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #AAAFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFCD.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFCD.
9.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AAAFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5AFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B4B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAFCD?

#AAAFCD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAFCD?

Use black text. Black on #AAAFCD has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAFCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC8AA, and analogous partners are #AAC1CD and #B7AACD.