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#AEBCC8

Silver · light cool blue

About #AEBCC8

#AEBCC8 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8BAAE (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green188
Blue200

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #AEBCC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBCC8.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBCC8.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBCC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBCC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B9C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8BFC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBCC8?

#AEBCC8 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBCC8?

Use black text. Black on #AEBCC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBCC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8BAAE, and analogous partners are #AEC8C7 and #AEAFC8.