Palettes / Colors / #80969E

#80969E — Dusty Blue

#80969E 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 #80969E 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.

#80969E 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 #9D8880; it also sits naturally between #809D97 and #80879D. 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 50% · Green 59% · Blue 62%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80969E

.text { color: #80969E; }
.background { background-color: #80969E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80969E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 150, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 13%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80969E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 150, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80969E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 150, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80969E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80969E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D8880:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80969E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80969E

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 #80969E 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 #80969E 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

← #80969D  ·  #80969F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80969E?

#80969E is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 128, 150, 158). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80969E?

#80969E is RGB 128, 150, 158 — HSL 196°, 13%, 56% — CMYK 19%, 5%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #80969E?

Its complement is #9D8880; analogous partners are #809D97 and #80879D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80969E for text?

Black text on #80969E has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.