#ADADCA
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #ADADCA
#ADADCA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CACAAD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADADCA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADADCA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ADADCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADADCA?
#ADADCA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADADCA?
Use black text. Black on #ADADCA has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADADCA?
Its complementary colour is #CACAAD, and analogous partners are #ADBCCA and #BCADCA.