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#8288B2

#8288b2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8288b2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 53.33% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.97% cyan, 23.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 23.76% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2557

Complementary

  1. #8288b2
  2. #b2ac82

Split complementary

  1. #8288b2
  2. #b29482
  3. #a0b282

Analogous

  1. #82a0b2
  2. #8288b2
  3. #9482b2

Triadic

  1. #8288b2
  2. #b28288
  3. #88b282

Tetradic

  1. #8288b2
  2. #ac82b2
  3. #b2ac82
  4. #88b282

Square

  1. #8288b2
  2. #b282a0
  3. #b2ac82
  4. #82b294

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4060
  2. #585f8f
  3. #8288b2
  4. #b1b5cf
  5. #e1e2ec

Shades

#8288b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8288b2
  2. #757aa0
  3. #686d8e
  4. #5b5f7d
  5. #4e526b
  6. #414459
  7. #343647
  8. #272935
  9. #1a1b24
  10. #0d0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8288b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8288b2
  2. #8f94ba
  3. #9ba0c1
  4. #a8acc9
  5. #b4b8d1
  6. #c1c4d9
  7. #cdcfe0
  8. #dadbe8
  9. #e6e7f0
  10. #f3f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8288b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8288b2
  2. #8287ad
  3. #8286a8
  4. #8186a3
  5. #81859e
  6. #818499
  7. #818394
  8. #81828f
  9. #80828a
  10. #808185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87899c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c8cb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7989b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #769096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8bb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d88b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b8da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8288b2 {
  color: #8288b2;
}
Background
.bg-8288b2 {
  background-color: #8288b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8288b2 {
  border: 2px solid #8288b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8288b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 136 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 24% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8288b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8288b2, #9482b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8288b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 136 178 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.83 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.64 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.64 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.46 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.58 #7d774d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8288b2  rgb(130, 136, 178)  hsl(233, 24%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#b2ac82  rgb(178, 172, 130)  hsl(53, 24%, 60%)  Sage
#b28288  rgb(178, 130, 136)  hsl(353, 24%, 60%)  Old Rose
#88b282  rgb(136, 178, 130)  hsl(113, 24%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green