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#ACBAD2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACBAD2

#ACBAD2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2C4AC (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green186
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #ACBAD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACBAD2.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACBAD2.
10.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBAD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBAD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2BBD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB7D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3BFC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBAD2?

#ACBAD2 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 73% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBAD2?

Use black text. Black on #ACBAD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBAD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C4AC, and analogous partners are #ACCDD2 and #B1ACD2.