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#ACA7BB

Dusty Blue · light cool purple

About #ACA7BB

#ACA7BB is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6BBA7 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green167
Blue187

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #ACA7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACA7BB.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACA7BB.
9.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3AABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A9BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAAAAD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA7BB?

#ACA7BB is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 65% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA7BB?

Use black text. Black on #ACA7BB has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B6BBA7, and analogous partners are #A7ACBB and #B6A7BB.