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#AAC4E4

Baby Blue · light cool blue

About #AAC4E4

With the hex code #AAC4E4, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 77% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Blue — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4CAAA, a sand shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green196
Blue228

Closest named colours

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 12.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.0
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #AAC4E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #AAC4E4.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #AAC4E4.
11.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAC4E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAC4E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C5E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2BFE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ACBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAC4E4?

With the hex code #AAC4E4, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 77% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAC4E4?

Use black text. Black on #AAC4E4 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAC4E4?

Its complementary colour is #E4CAAA, and analogous partners are #AAE1E4 and #ADAAE4.