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#ACA2BC

Dusty Blue · light cool purple

About #ACA2BC

With the hex code #ACA2BC, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 12.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BCA2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green162
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #ACA2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACA2BC.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACA2BC.
8.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAA5AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA2BC?

With the hex code #ACA2BC, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA2BC?

Use black text. Black on #ACA2BC has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA2BC?

Its complementary colour is #B2BCA2, and analogous partners are #A2A5BC and #B9A2BC.