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#AAAFD3

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAAFD3

#AAAFD3 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 12.2), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3CEAA (oat), 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 — 9.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green175
Blue211

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #AAAFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFD3.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAAFD3.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B2D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3B0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1B5BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAFD3?

#AAAFD3 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 69% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAFD3?

Use black text. Black on #AAAFD3 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAFD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3CEAA, and analogous partners are #AAC3D3 and #BAAAD3.