#8B91CA
Steel Blue · light cool blue
About #8B91CA
With the hex code #8B91CA, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 57% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Wisteria — a ΔE of 17.8 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAC48B, a sand shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.00:1 (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 #8B91CA?
With the hex code #8B91CA, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 57% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8B91CA?
Use black text. Black on #8B91CA has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8B91CA?
Its complementary colour is #CAC48B, and analogous partners are #8BB1CA and #A48BCA.