#8A8BB3
Dusty Blue · medium cool blue
About #8A8BB3
With the hex code #8A8BB3, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 55% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 15.5 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3B28A, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.42:1, a WCAG AA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #8A8BB3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #8A8BB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A8BB3?
With the hex code #8A8BB3, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 55% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A8BB3?
Use black text. Black on #8A8BB3 has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A8BB3?
Its complementary colour is #B3B28A, and analogous partners are #8AA0B3 and #9D8AB3.