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#ACAFBE

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACAFBE

With the hex code #ACAFBE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBBAC, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green175
Blue190

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #ACAFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAFBE.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAFBE.
9.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACAFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAAFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8B2B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACAFBE?

With the hex code #ACAFBE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACAFBE?

Use black text. Black on #ACAFBE has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACAFBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEBBAC, and analogous partners are #ACB8BE and #B2ACBE.