Palettes / Colors / #636282

#636282 — Dusty Blue

#636282 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #636282 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#636282 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #828363; it also sits naturally between #637283 and #746383. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 38% · Blue 51%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #636282

.text { color: #636282; }
.background { background-color: #636282; }
.border { border: 3px solid #636282; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(99, 98, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 14%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #636282; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(99, 98, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #636282; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(99, 98, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#636282">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#636282">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #828363:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #636282: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #636282

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #636282 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #636282 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #636281  ·  #636283 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #636282?

#636282 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 99, 98, 130). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #636282?

#636282 is RGB 99, 98, 130 — HSL 242°, 14%, 45% — CMYK 24%, 25%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #636282?

Its complement is #828363; analogous partners are #637283 and #746383. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #636282 for text?

White text on #636282 has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.60:1.