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#AAAFCF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAAFCF

With the hex code #AAAFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFCAAA, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green175
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #AAAFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFCF.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFCF.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AAAFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5AFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAFCF?

With the hex code #AAAFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAFCF?

Use black text. Black on #AAAFCF has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCAAA, and analogous partners are #AAC2CF and #B8AACF.