#8D85DF
Cornflower · medium cool blue
About #8D85DF
#8D85DF is a vivid, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 52% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 37% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Cornflower and Amethyst (ΔE 15.6); Amethyst comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7DF85 — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8D85DF for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Put black text on top of it — 6.55:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8D85DF?
#8D85DF is a vivid, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 52% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 37% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8D85DF?
Use black text. Black on #8D85DF has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8D85DF?
Its complementary colour is #D7DF85, and analogous partners are #85AADF and #BA85DF.