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#809FAA

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #809FAA

#809FAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.9), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8B80 (mocha), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green159
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 6.9
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #809FAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809FAA.
2.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809FAA.
7.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#809FAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#989DAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9298AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73A3A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809FAA?

#809FAA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 62% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #809FAA has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809FAA?

Its complementary colour is #AA8B80, and analogous partners are #80AAA0 and #808AAA.