#8BAABC
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #8BAABC
#8BAABC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 3.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BC9D8B — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8BAABC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.57:1 (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 #8BAABC?
#8BAABC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8BAABC?
Use black text. Black on #8BAABC has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8BAABC?
Its complementary colour is #BC9D8B, and analogous partners are #8BBCB6 and #8B91BC.