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#AABED2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AABED2

With the hex code #AABED2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BEAA, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green190
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #AABED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AABED2.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AABED2.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2BAD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABED2?

With the hex code #AABED2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AABED2?

Use black text. Black on #AABED2 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABED2?

Its complementary colour is #D2BEAA, and analogous partners are #AAD2D2 and #AAAAD2.