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#ADBCCD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #ADBCCD

#ADBCCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBEAD — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ADBCCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green188
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #ADBCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ADBCCD.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ADBCCD.
10.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADBCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADBCCD?

#ADBCCD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADBCCD?

Use black text. Black on #ADBCCD has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADBCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBEAD, and analogous partners are #ADCCCD and #AEADCD.