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#AABBCF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AABBCF

With the hex code #AABBCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 10% 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 9.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFBEAA, 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 — 10.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green187
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #AABBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AABBCF.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AABBCF.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4BBD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BFC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABBCF?

With the hex code #AABBCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 73% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AABBCF?

Use black text. Black on #AABBCF has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABBCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBEAA, and analogous partners are #AACDCF and #ACAACF.