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#AEB7CF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEB7CF

With the hex code #AEB7CF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 12% 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 9.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFC6AE, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green183
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #AEB7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7CF.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7CF.
10.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B9D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BBBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB7CF?

With the hex code #AEB7CF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB7CF?

Use black text. Black on #AEB7CF has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFC6AE, and analogous partners are #AEC8CF and #B6AECF.