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#AEBCCF

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #AEBCCF

#AEBCCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Blue (ΔE 10.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFC1AE — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AEBCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green188
Blue207

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #AEBCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEBCCF.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #AEBCCF.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C0C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBCCF?

#AEBCCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBCCF?

Use black text. Black on #AEBCCF has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFC1AE, and analogous partners are #AECDCF and #B1AECF.