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#80919C

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #80919C

With the hex code #80919C, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 57% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9C8B80, a mushroom shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.45:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green145
Blue156

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 7.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 8.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #80919C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #80919C.
3.26:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #80919C.
6.45:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80919C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80919C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C909D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#888D9C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#799494

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80919C?

With the hex code #80919C, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 57% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80919C?

Use black text. Black on #80919C has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80919C?

Its complementary colour is #9C8B80, and analogous partners are #809C99 and #80839C.