Palettes / Colors / #8997AE

#8997AE — Dusty Blue

#8997AE is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#8997AE 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 #AEA089; it also sits naturally between #89AAAE and #8D89AE. 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 59% · Blue 68%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #8997AE

.text { color: #8997AE; }
.background { background-color: #8997AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8997AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 151, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 19%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8997AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 151, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8997AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 151, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8997AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8997AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA089:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8997AE: #000000.

How #8997AE 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 #8997AE 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 #8997AE?

#8997AE is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 151, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8997AE?

#8997AE is RGB 137, 151, 174 — HSL 217°, 19%, 61% — CMYK 21%, 13%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8997AE?

Its complement is #AEA089; analogous partners are #89AAAE and #8D89AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8997AE for text?

Black text on #8997AE has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.