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#AEB7D2

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEB7D2

With the hex code #AEB7D2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C9AE, 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 10.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green183
Blue210

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #AEB7D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7D2.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEB7D2.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB7D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB7D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB9D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB6D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BCC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB7D2?

With the hex code #AEB7D2, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB7D2?

Use black text. Black on #AEB7D2 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB7D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C9AE, and analogous partners are #AEC9D2 and #B7AED2.