Palettes / Colors / #8282BD

#8282BD — Dusty Blue

#8282BD is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#8282BD 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 #BEBE83; it also sits naturally between #83A1BE and #A183BE. 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 51% · Green 51% · Blue 74%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8282BD

.text { color: #8282BD; }
.background { background-color: #8282BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8282BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 130, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 31%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8282BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 130, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8282BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 130, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8282BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8282BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBE83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8282BD: #000000.

How #8282BD 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 #8282BD 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 #8282BD?

#8282BD is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 130, 130, 189). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8282BD?

#8282BD is RGB 130, 130, 189 — HSL 240°, 31%, 63% — CMYK 31%, 31%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #8282BD?

Its complement is #BEBE83; analogous partners are #83A1BE and #A183BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8282BD for text?

Black text on #8282BD has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.