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#AAB4CD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AAB4CD

With the hex code #AAB4CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 12% 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 8.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC3AA, 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 — 10.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green180
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #AAB4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAB4CD.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AAB4CD.
10.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAB4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAB4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2B9BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAB4CD?

With the hex code #AAB4CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 71% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAB4CD?

Use black text. Black on #AAB4CD has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAB4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC3AA, and analogous partners are #AAC5CD and #B2AACD.