Palettes / Colors / #8495AE

#8495AE — Dusty Blue

#8495AE is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #8495AE 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.

#8495AE 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 #AE9D84; it also sits naturally between #84AAAE and #8884AE. 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 52% · Green 58% · Blue 68%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8495AE

.text { color: #8495AE; }
.background { background-color: #8495AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8495AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 149, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 21%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8495AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 149, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8495AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 149, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8495AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8495AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE9D84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8495AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8495AE

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 #8495AE 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 #8495AE 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 #8495AE?

#8495AE is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 132, 149, 174). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8495AE?

#8495AE is RGB 132, 149, 174 — HSL 216°, 21%, 60% — CMYK 24%, 14%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8495AE?

Its complement is #AE9D84; analogous partners are #84AAAE and #8884AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8495AE for text?

Black text on #8495AE has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.