Palettes / Colors / #677483

#677483 — Dusty Blue

#677483 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #677483 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.

#677483 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 #837667; it also sits naturally between #678283 and #686783. 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 40% · Green 45% · Blue 51%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #677483

.text { color: #677483; }
.background { background-color: #677483; }
.border { border: 3px solid #677483; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(103, 116, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 12%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #677483; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(103, 116, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #677483; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(103, 116, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#677483">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#677483">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #837667:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #677483: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #677483

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 #677483 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 #677483 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #677483?

#677483 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 103, 116, 131). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #677483?

#677483 is RGB 103, 116, 131 — HSL 212°, 12%, 46% — CMYK 21%, 11%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #677483?

Its complement is #837667; analogous partners are #678283 and #686783. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #677483 for text?

White text on #677483 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.40:1.