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#ACB2CD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACB2CD

With the hex code #ACB2CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 13% 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 9.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC7AC, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green178
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #ACB2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACB2CD.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACB2CD.
10.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACB2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACB2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9B2CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5B7BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACB2CD?

With the hex code #ACB2CD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 70% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACB2CD?

Use black text. Black on #ACB2CD has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACB2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC7AC, and analogous partners are #ACC3CD and #B7ACCD.