#ACAFCC
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #ACAFCC
#ACAFCC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCC9AC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ACAFCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ACAFCC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ACAFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ACAFCC?
#ACAFCC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ACAFCC?
Use black text. Black on #ACAFCC has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ACAFCC?
Its complementary colour is #CCC9AC, and analogous partners are #ACBFCC and #B9ACCC.