#807EB3
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #807EB3
#807EB3 is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 49% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Wisteria (ΔE 17.7), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1B37E (matcha), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.55:1, 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 #807EB3?
#807EB3 is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 49% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #807EB3?
Use black text. Black on #807EB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #807EB3?
Its complementary colour is #B1B37E, and analogous partners are #7E97B3 and #9A7EB3.