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#818FAC

#818fac ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#818fac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 56.08% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 220.47°, with 20.57% saturation and 59.02% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.2729

Complementary

  1. #818fac
  2. #ac9e81

Split complementary

  1. #818fac
  2. #ac8981
  3. #a4ac81

Analogous

  1. #81a4ac
  2. #818fac
  3. #8981ac

Triadic

  1. #818fac
  2. #ac818f
  3. #8fac81

Tetradic

  1. #818fac
  2. #9e81ac
  3. #ac9e81
  4. #8fac81

Square

  1. #818fac
  2. #ac81a4
  3. #ac9e81
  4. #81ac89

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4559
  2. #596887
  3. #818fac
  4. #afb8ca
  5. #dde1e9

Shades

#818fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #818fac
  2. #74819b
  3. #67728a
  4. #5a6478
  5. #4d5667
  6. #414856
  7. #343945
  8. #272b34
  9. #1a1d22
  10. #0d0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#818fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #818fac
  2. #8e9ab4
  3. #9aa5bd
  4. #a7b1c5
  5. #b3bccd
  6. #c0c7d6
  7. #cdd2de
  8. #d9dde6
  9. #e6e9ee
  10. #f2f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#818fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #818fac
  2. #818ea8
  3. #818ca3
  4. #818b9f
  5. #81899a
  6. #818896
  7. #808692
  8. #80858d
  9. #808389
  10. #808284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8691ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #769599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8490ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #828eac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a92a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-818fac {
  color: #818fac;
}
Background
.bg-818fac {
  background-color: #818fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-818fac {
  border: 2px solid #818fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #818fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 143 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 21% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-818fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #818fac, #8981ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-818fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 143 172 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.51 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.37 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.37 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.29 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.87 #7e7053 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#818fac  rgb(129, 143, 172)  hsl(220, 21%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#ac9e81  rgb(172, 158, 129)  hsl(40, 21%, 59%)  Ecru
#ac818f  rgb(172, 129, 143)  hsl(340, 21%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8fac81  rgb(143, 172, 129)  hsl(100, 21%, 59%)  Asparagus