Palettes / Colors / #828FA1

#828FA1 — Dusty Blue

#828FA1 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 #828FA1 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.

#828FA1 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 #A19482; it also sits naturally between #829EA1 and #8582A1. 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 56% · Blue 63%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #828FA1

.text { color: #828FA1; }
.background { background-color: #828FA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #828FA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 143, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 14%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #828FA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 143, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #828FA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 143, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#828FA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#828FA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A19482:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #828FA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #828FA1

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 #828FA1 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 #828FA1 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 #828FA1?

#828FA1 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 130, 143, 161). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #828FA1?

#828FA1 is RGB 130, 143, 161 — HSL 215°, 14%, 57% — CMYK 19%, 11%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #828FA1?

Its complement is #A19482; analogous partners are #829EA1 and #8582A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #828FA1 for text?

Black text on #828FA1 has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.