#7F8EA5
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #7F8EA5
#7F8EA5 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 56% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Slate Gray (ΔE 6.9); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A5967F — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7F8EA5 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.31:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7F8EA5?
#7F8EA5 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 56% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7F8EA5?
Use black text. Black on #7F8EA5 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7F8EA5?
Its complementary colour is #A5967F, and analogous partners are #7FA1A5 and #837FA5.