dusty blue

Soft grayish azure

Dusty blue is a muted, grayish-blue color—blue with the saturation dialed down, as if covered with a fine layer of dust.

It's softer and more subdued than sky blue or royal blue, popular in interior design, weddings, and fashion for its vintage, understated quality: The bridesmaids wore dusty blue dresses.

Also called dusty teal when it leans slightly green.

Related

faded denim · old jeans · faded · denim · hazy · muted · robin's egg · steel · smoky · vintage · linen · twilight · soft · antique · chalky · weathered · sea glass · sage

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/vibrancy

dusty blueelectric blue

Bright, intense cyan shade

bright blue · cobalt blue · royal blue · brilliant blue · cerulean

hue/color family

dusty blueburnt orange

Warm brownish-red hue

rust · terracotta · coral · tangerine · peach

aesthetic warmth/temperature

dusty bluedusty rose

Grayish-pink color

dusty pink · blush · warm beige · sand · camel

Family

dust, dusty, dustier, dustiest, dustiness, duster, dusters, dusted, dusting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G