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#768CA2 — Dusty Blue

#768CA2 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 #768CA2 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.

#768CA2 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 #A28C76; it also sits naturally between #76A2A2 and #7676A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#768CA2 · RGB 118, 140, 162

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Color values

HEX#768CA2
RGB118, 140, 162
HSL210°, 19%, 55%
HSV210°, 27%, 64%
CMYK27%, 14%, 0%, 36%
XYZ23.37, 25.22, 37.82
Yxy25.22, 0.2705, 0.2918
CIE-Lab57.29, -2.64, -14.23
Hunter Lab50.22, -2.15, -12.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 55% · Blue 64%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #768CA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #768CA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #768CA2

.text { color: #768CA2; }
.background { background-color: #768CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #768CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 140, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 19%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #768CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 140, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #768CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 140, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#768CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#768CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #768CA2

#678098#5D7389#536679#48596A#3E4D5B#323D49#27303A#1D242A#13171B#080A0C

Tints of #768CA2

#8396AA#8FA1B3#9BABBB#A7B5C3#B6C2CD#C2CCD6#CED6DE#DBE0E6#E7EBEE#F3F5F7

Tones of #768CA2

#7A8C9F#7C8C9C#808C99#838C95#878C92#898C90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A28C76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.04:1 AA

Best text color on #768CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #768CA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #768CA2: ·

How #768CA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #80809DDeuteranopia · #7E7D9BTritanopia · #779898

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:

Material Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #768CA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F2d7d9
#F2D7D9 · #D3CEDF · #9CB4CC · #748DA6
Palette 718ca1
#718CA1 · #59748C · #354D62 · #D7F2F7
Vivid Whisper
#A4B876 · #427952 · #70919E · #8C7EB3
Vivid Opal
#62B67A · #6C89A1 · #613F76 · #C57586
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF

Similar colors

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

#748DA6#718CA1#70919E#6C89A1#7B83A6#7F8CAA#748DAE#738598#7288AE#767F9E#7E8A97#6C94A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #768CA1  ·  #768CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #768CA2?

#768CA2 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 118, 140, 162). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #768CA2?

#768CA2 is RGB 118, 140, 162 — HSL 210°, 19%, 55% — CMYK 27%, 14%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #768CA2?

Its complement is #A28C76; analogous partners are #76A2A2 and #7676A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #768CA2 for text?

Black text on #768CA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.