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#AEBBCF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEBBCF

#AEBBCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFC2AE (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green187
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #AEBBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEBBCF.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEBBCF.
10.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6BFC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBBCF?

#AEBBCF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBBCF?

Use black text. Black on #AEBBCF has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBBCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFC2AE, and analogous partners are #AECBCF and #B2AECF.