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#ACAAE4

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #ACAAE4

With the hex code #ACAAE4, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2E4AA, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green170
Blue228

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #ACAAE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACAAE4.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ACAAE4.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACAAE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACAAE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BB1E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#99AEE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FB4BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACAAE4?

With the hex code #ACAAE4, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACAAE4?

Use black text. Black on #ACAAE4 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACAAE4?

Its complementary colour is #E2E4AA, and analogous partners are #AAC5E4 and #C9AAE4.