#8A8ABE
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #8A8ABE
#8A8ABE is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 54% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Wisteria (ΔE 17.9), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEBE8A (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 6.46:1 (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 #8A8ABE?
#8A8ABE is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 54% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A8ABE?
Use black text. Black on #8A8ABE has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A8ABE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBE8A, and analogous partners are #8AA4BE and #A48ABE.