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#807EA2

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #807EA2

#807EA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 49% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 13.7); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0A27E — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #807EA2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green126
Blue162

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.6
Steel Blue
#4682B4 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #807EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #807EA2.
3.87:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #807EA2.
5.42:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #807EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#807EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7582A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7581A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#79848A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #807EA2?

#807EA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 49% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #807EA2?

Use black text. Black on #807EA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #807EA2?

Its complementary colour is #A0A27E, and analogous partners are #7E8EA2 and #927EA2.