#8784AA
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #8784AA
#8784AA is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 52% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.2); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7AA84 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8784AA for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8784AA?
#8784AA is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 52% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8784AA?
Use black text. Black on #8784AA has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8784AA?
Its complementary colour is #A7AA84, and analogous partners are #8494AA and #9A84AA.