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#AEB7CC

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEB7CC

With the hex code #AEB7CC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCC3AE, 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 10.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green183
Blue204

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #AEB7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7CC.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7CC.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BBBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB7CC?

With the hex code #AEB7CC, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB7CC?

Use black text. Black on #AEB7CC has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB7CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCC3AE, and analogous partners are #AEC6CC and #B4AECC.