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#AEBFCE

Silver · light cool blue

About #AEBFCE

#AEBFCE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBDAE (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 11.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green191
Blue206

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #AEBFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBFCE.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBFCE.
11.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBFCE?

#AEBFCE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBFCE?

Use black text. Black on #AEBFCE has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBFCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEBDAE, and analogous partners are #AECECD and #AEAFCE.