#AFAAE9
Wisteria · light cool blue
About #AFAAE9
#AFAAE9 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 12.4); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4E9AA — a vanilla tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFAAE9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFAAE9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFAAE9?
#AFAAE9 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFAAE9?
Use black text. Black on #AFAAE9 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFAAE9?
Its complementary colour is #E4E9AA, and analogous partners are #AAC4E9 and #CFAAE9.