#ADAEC3
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #ADAEC3
#ADAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 9.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C2AD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADAEC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ADAEC3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #ADAEC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADAEC3?
#ADAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ADAEC3?
Use black text. Black on #ADAEC3 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADAEC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3C2AD, and analogous partners are #ADB9C3 and #B7ADC3.