Soft Sapphire Shale

#8e9ba9

Notes

Soft Sapphire Shale (#8E9BA9) is a true azure with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (211°, 14%, 61%) places it in the muted band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary orange. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#8e9ba9

RGB

rgb(142, 155, 169)

HSL

hsl(211, 14%, 61%)