#8A87BE
Wisteria · medium cool blue
About #8A87BE
#8A87BE is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 53% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Steel Blue (ΔE 18.3), with Steel Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBBE87 (matcha), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.29:1 (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 #8A87BE?
#8A87BE is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 53% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A87BE?
Use black text. Black on #8A87BE has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A87BE?
Its complementary colour is #BBBE87, and analogous partners are #879FBE and #A587BE.