#8D91BE
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #8D91BE
#8D91BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 57% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Steel Blue (ΔE 16.4); Steel Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEBA8D — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8D91BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.93:1 (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 #8D91BE?
#8D91BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 57% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8D91BE?
Use black text. Black on #8D91BE has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8D91BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBA8D, and analogous partners are #8DAABE and #A28DBE.