#ACAEBE
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #ACAEBE
#ACAEBE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEBCAC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACAEBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACAEBE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ACAEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACAEBE?
#ACAEBE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACAEBE?
Use black text. Black on #ACAEBE has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACAEBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBCAC, and analogous partners are #ACB7BE and #B3ACBE.