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#ACBECF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ACBECF

#ACBECF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFBDAC — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACBECF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green190
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ACBECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACBECF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACBECF.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BED0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3C2C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBECF?

#ACBECF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBECF?

Use black text. Black on #ACBECF has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFBDAC, and analogous partners are #ACCFCF and #ACADCF.