#899AAA
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #899AAA
#899AAA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 60% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 4.5); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA9989 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #899AAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.27:1 (a WCAG AAA 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 #899AAA?
#899AAA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 60% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #899AAA?
Use black text. Black on #899AAA has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #899AAA?
Its complementary colour is #AA9989, and analogous partners are #89AAAA and #898AAA.