Palettes / Colors / #8288BF

#8288BF — Muted Blue

#8288BF is a blue color we call Muted 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 #8288BF 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.

#8288BF 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 #BFB982; it also sits naturally between #82A7BF and #9B82BF. 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 75%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8288BF

.text { color: #8288BF; }
.background { background-color: #8288BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8288BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 136, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 32%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8288BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 136, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8288BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 136, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8288BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8288BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB982:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8288BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8288BF

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 #8288BF 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 #8288BF 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 #8288BF?

#8288BF is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 130, 136, 191). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8288BF?

#8288BF is RGB 130, 136, 191 — HSL 234°, 32%, 63% — CMYK 32%, 29%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #8288BF?

Its complement is #BFB982; analogous partners are #82A7BF and #9B82BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8288BF for text?

Black text on #8288BF has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.