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#7A85A3

#7a85a3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7a85a3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 52.16% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.15% cyan, 18.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 223.9°, with 18.22% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2356

Complementary

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #a3987a

Split complementary

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #a3837a
  3. #99a37a

Analogous

  1. #7a99a3
  2. #7a85a3
  3. #837aa3

Triadic

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #a37a85
  3. #85a37a

Tetradic

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #987aa3
  3. #a3987a
  4. #85a37a

Square

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #a37a99
  3. #a3987a
  4. #7aa383

Monochromatic

  1. #363c4e
  2. #555f7b
  3. #7a85a3
  4. #a7aec2
  5. #d4d8e2

Shades

#7a85a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #6e7893
  3. #626a82
  4. #555d72
  5. #495062
  6. #3d4352
  7. #313541
  8. #252831
  9. #181b21
  10. #0c0d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a85a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #8791ac
  3. #959db5
  4. #a2aabf
  5. #afb6c8
  6. #bdc2d1
  7. #caceda
  8. #d7dae3
  9. #e4e7ed
  10. #f2f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a85a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a85a3
  2. #7b85a0
  3. #7b849c
  4. #7c8499
  5. #7c8395
  6. #7d8392
  7. #7e828e
  8. #7e828b
  9. #7f8187
  10. #7f8184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c87a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7984a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #708b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b86a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7984a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #748897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a85a3 {
  color: #7a85a3;
}
Background
.bg-7a85a3 {
  background-color: #7a85a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a85a3 {
  border: 2px solid #7a85a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a85a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 133 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 18% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a85a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a85a3, #837aa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a85a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 133 163 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.22 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.87 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.87 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.46 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.03 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.92 #857a5c Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#7a85a3  rgb(122, 133, 163)  hsl(224, 18%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#a3987a  rgb(163, 152, 122)  hsl(44, 18%, 56%)  Ecru
#a37a85  rgb(163, 122, 133)  hsl(344, 18%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#85a37a  rgb(133, 163, 122)  hsl(104, 18%, 56%)  Asparagus