Palettes / Colors / #888AAA

#888AAA — Dusty Blue

#888AAA 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 #888AAA 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.

#888AAA 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 #AAA888; it also sits naturally between #889BAA and #9788AA. 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 53% · Green 54% · Blue 67%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #888AAA

.text { color: #888AAA; }
.background { background-color: #888AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #888AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 138, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 17%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #888AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 138, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #888AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 138, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#888AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#888AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAA888:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #888AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #888AAA

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 #888AAA 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 #888AAA 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

← #888AA9  ·  #888AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #888AAA?

#888AAA is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 136, 138, 170). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #888AAA?

#888AAA is RGB 136, 138, 170 — HSL 236°, 17%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 19%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #888AAA?

Its complement is #AAA888; analogous partners are #889BAA and #9788AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #888AAA for text?

Black text on #888AAA has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.