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#ACAFCD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACAFCD

With the hex code #ACAFCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCAAC, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green175
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #ACAFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAFCD.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACAFCD.
9.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACAFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6B0CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5B4B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACAFCD?

With the hex code #ACAFCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 69% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACAFCD?

Use black text. Black on #ACAFCD has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACAFCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDCAAC, and analogous partners are #ACBFCD and #BAACCD.