#AABCCD
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #AABCCD
#AABCCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBBAA — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AABCCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AABCCD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #AABCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AABCCD?
#AABCCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AABCCD?
Use black text. Black on #AABCCD has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AABCCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDBBAA, and analogous partners are #AACDCD and #AAABCD.