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#828CA2

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #828CA2

With the hex code #828CA2, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 55% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A29882, 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 6.22:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red130
Green140
Blue162

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 6.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #828CA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #828CA2.
3.38:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #828CA2.
6.22:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #828CA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#828CA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#858DA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#838AA1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7A9093

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #828CA2?

With the hex code #828CA2, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 55% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #828CA2?

Use black text. Black on #828CA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #828CA2?

Its complementary colour is #A29882, and analogous partners are #829CA2 and #8882A2.