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#AEAECF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEAECF

With the hex code #AEAECF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 12.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFCFAE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green174
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #AEAECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEAECF.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEAECF.
9.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEAECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7B3B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEAECF?

With the hex code #AEAECF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 68% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEAECF?

Use black text. Black on #AEAECF has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEAECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCFAE, and analogous partners are #AEBFCF and #BFAECF.