Palettes / Colors / #69779B

#69779B — Dusty Blue

#69779B is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#69779B 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 #9B8D69; it also sits naturally between #69909B and #74699B. 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 41% · Green 47% · Blue 61%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #69779B

.text { color: #69779B; }
.background { background-color: #69779B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #69779B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 119, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 20%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #69779B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 119, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #69779B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 119, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#69779B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#69779B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B8D69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #69779B: #000000.

How #69779B 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 #69779B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #69779B 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 #69779B?

#69779B is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 105, 119, 155). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #69779B?

#69779B is RGB 105, 119, 155 — HSL 223°, 20%, 51% — CMYK 32%, 23%, 0%, 39%.

What colors go with #69779B?

Its complement is #9B8D69; analogous partners are #69909B and #74699B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #69779B for text?

Black text on #69779B has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.