#8EAAB9
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #8EAAB9
#8EAAB9 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 4.5); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B99D8E — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8EAAB9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.60:1, 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 #8EAAB9?
#8EAAB9 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8EAAB9?
Use black text. Black on #8EAAB9 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EAAB9?
Its complementary colour is #B99D8E, and analogous partners are #8EB9B3 and #8E94B9.