Palettes / Colors / #8287C4

#8287C4 — Muted Blue

#8287C4 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#8287C4 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 #C4BF82; it also sits naturally between #82A9C4 and #9E82C4. 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 53% · Blue 77%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

Previews

CSS code for #8287C4

.text { color: #8287C4; }
.background { background-color: #8287C4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8287C4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 135, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 36%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8287C4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 135, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8287C4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 135, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8287C4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8287C4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8287C4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4BF82:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8287C4: #000000.

How #8287C4 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 #8287C4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8287C3  ·  #8287C5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8287C4?

#8287C4 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 130, 135, 196). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8287C4?

#8287C4 is RGB 130, 135, 196 — HSL 235°, 36%, 64% — CMYK 34%, 31%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #8287C4?

Its complement is #C4BF82; analogous partners are #82A9C4 and #9E82C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8287C4 for text?

Black text on #8287C4 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.