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#8385BB

#8385bb ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8385bb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 52.16% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.86°, with 29.17% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.24.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #8385bb
  2. #bbb983

Split complementary

  1. #8385bb
  2. #bb9d83
  3. #a1bb83

Analogous

  1. #83a1bb
  2. #8385bb
  3. #9d83bb

Triadic

  1. #8385bb
  2. #bb8385
  3. #85bb83

Tetradic

  1. #8385bb
  2. #b983bb
  3. #bbb983
  4. #85bb83

Square

  1. #8385bb
  2. #bb83a1
  3. #bbb983
  4. #83bb9d

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3c6b
  2. #56589c
  3. #8385bb
  4. #b4b6d6
  5. #e6e6f1

Shades

#8385bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8385bb
  2. #7678a8
  3. #696a96
  4. #5c5d83
  5. #4f5070
  6. #42435e
  7. #34354b
  8. #272838
  9. #1a1b25
  10. #0d0d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8385bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8385bb
  2. #8f91c2
  3. #9c9dc9
  4. #a8aacf
  5. #b5b6d6
  6. #c1c2dd
  7. #cdcee4
  8. #dadaeb
  9. #e6e7f1
  10. #f3f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8385bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8385bb
  2. #8385b5
  3. #8284af
  4. #8284a9
  5. #8283a3
  6. #82839e
  7. #818298
  8. #818292
  9. #81818c
  10. #808186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8788a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7388ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #758f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b89bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a87ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b8ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8385bb {
  color: #8385bb;
}
Background
.bg-8385bb {
  background-color: #8385bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8385bb {
  border: 2px solid #8385bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8385bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 133 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 29% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8385bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8385bb, #9d83bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8385bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 133 187 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.24 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.19 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.45 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.65 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.65 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.50 #7c7a44 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8385bb  rgb(131, 133, 187)  hsl(238, 29%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#bbb983  rgb(187, 185, 131)  hsl(58, 29%, 62%)  Sage
#bb8385  rgb(187, 131, 133)  hsl(358, 29%, 62%)  Old Rose
#85bb83  rgb(133, 187, 131)  hsl(118, 29%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green