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#809FAC

Dusty Blue · light cool teal

About #809FAC

With the hex code #809FAC, 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 26% cyan, 8% 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 5.9 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AC8D80, 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 7.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green159
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 5.9
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #809FAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809FAC.
2.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #809FAC.
7.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#809FAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9198AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73A3A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809FAC?

With the hex code #809FAC, 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 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

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

Use black text. Black on #809FAC has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809FAC?

Its complementary colour is #AC8D80, and analogous partners are #80ACA3 and #8089AC.