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#AEB2CE

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEB2CE

With the hex code #AEB2CE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 70% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 14% 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 10.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CECAAE, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green178
Blue206

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #AEB2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB2CE.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB2CE.
10.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9B2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7B7BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB2CE?

With the hex code #AEB2CE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 70% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB2CE?

Use black text. Black on #AEB2CE has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB2CE?

Its complementary colour is #CECAAE, and analogous partners are #AEC2CE and #BAAECE.