#8EA4C5
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #8EA4C5
#8EA4C5 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 6.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5AF8E — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8EA4C5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.27:1, 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 #8EA4C5?
#8EA4C5 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8EA4C5?
Use black text. Black on #8EA4C5 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EA4C5?
Its complementary colour is #C5AF8E, and analogous partners are #8EC0C5 and #948EC5.