#8D8DBE
Steel Blue · light cool blue
About #8D8DBE
#8D8DBE is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 55% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Lilac (ΔE 18.2), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEBE8D (matcha), 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 6.69:1 (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 #8D8DBE?
#8D8DBE is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 55% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8D8DBE?
Use black text. Black on #8D8DBE has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8D8DBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBE8D, and analogous partners are #8DA6BE and #A68DBE.