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#AAB1CD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAB1CD

With the hex code #AAB1CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC6AA, 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 — 9.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green177
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #AAB1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAB1CD.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAB1CD.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7B1CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B6BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB1CD?

With the hex code #AAB1CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB1CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAB1CD has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB1CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC6AA, and analogous partners are #AAC3CD and #B5AACD.