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#AFACCF

Thistle · light cool blue

About #AFACCF

#AFACCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCCFAC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFACCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green172
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #AFACCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #AFACCF.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #AFACCF.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFACCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4B0D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4AFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9B2B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFACCF?

#AFACCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFACCF?

Use black text. Black on #AFACCF has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFACCF?

Its complementary colour is #CCCFAC, and analogous partners are #ACBBCF and #C1ACCF.