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#ACABC7

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACABC7

#ACABC7 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6C7AB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACABC7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green171
Blue199

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ACABC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACABC7.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACABC7.
9.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACABC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACABC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5AEC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4ADC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7AFB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACABC7?

#ACABC7 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACABC7?

Use black text. Black on #ACABC7 has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACABC7?

Its complementary colour is #C6C7AB, and analogous partners are #ABB8C7 and #BAABC7.