#8FA1BE
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #8FA1BE
#8FA1BE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 5.0); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEAC8F — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8FA1BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.01:1 (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 #8FA1BE?
#8FA1BE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8FA1BE?
Use black text. Black on #8FA1BE has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8FA1BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEAC8F, and analogous partners are #8FB9BE and #958FBE.