#8A92C2
Steel Blue · light cool blue
About #8A92C2
#8A92C2 is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 57% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Dusty Blue (ΔE 16.5), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2BA8A (sand), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.97:1 (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 #8A92C2?
#8A92C2 is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 57% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A92C2?
Use black text. Black on #8A92C2 has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A92C2?
Its complementary colour is #C2BA8A, and analogous partners are #8AAEC2 and #9E8AC2.