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#809EAA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #809EAA

With the hex code #809EAA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8C80, a mocha shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green158
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 11.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #809EAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809EAA.
2.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809EAA.
7.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809EAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809EAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#979CAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9197AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73A2A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809EAA?

With the hex code #809EAA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #809EAA?

Use black text. Black on #809EAA has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809EAA?

Its complementary colour is #AA8C80, and analogous partners are #80AAA1 and #8089AA.