Palettes / Colors / #8986BB

#8986BB — Dusty Blue

#8986BB is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#8986BB 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 #B8BB86; it also sits naturally between #869EBB and #A386BB. 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 54% · Green 53% · Blue 73%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #8986BB

.text { color: #8986BB; }
.background { background-color: #8986BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8986BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 134, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 28%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8986BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 134, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8986BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 134, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8986BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8986BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8BB86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8986BB: #000000.

How #8986BB 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 #8986BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8986BB?

#8986BB is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 134, 187). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8986BB?

#8986BB is RGB 137, 134, 187 — HSL 243°, 28%, 63% — CMYK 27%, 28%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #8986BB?

Its complement is #B8BB86; analogous partners are #869EBB and #A386BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8986BB for text?

Black text on #8986BB has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.