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#8488CD

#8488cd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8488cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 53.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.61% cyan, 33.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.71°, with 42.2% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.61.

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Relative luminance0.2692

Complementary

  1. #8488cd
  2. #cdc984

Split complementary

  1. #8488cd
  2. #cda584
  3. #adcd84

Analogous

  1. #84adcd
  2. #8488cd
  3. #a584cd

Triadic

  1. #8488cd
  2. #cd8488
  3. #88cd84

Tetradic

  1. #8488cd
  2. #c984cd
  3. #cdc984
  4. #88cd84

Square

  1. #8488cd
  2. #cd84ad
  3. #cdc984
  4. #84cda5

Monochromatic

  1. #353983
  2. #4e53b7
  3. #8488cd
  4. #babde3
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#8488cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8488cd
  2. #777ab9
  3. #6a6da4
  4. #5c5f90
  5. #4f527b
  6. #424467
  7. #353652
  8. #28293e
  9. #1a1b29
  10. #0d0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8488cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8488cd
  2. #9094d2
  3. #9da0d7
  4. #a9acdc
  5. #b5b8e1
  6. #c2c4e6
  7. #cecfeb
  8. #dadbf0
  9. #e6e7f5
  10. #f3f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8488cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8488cd
  2. #8487c5
  3. #8386be
  4. #8386b6
  5. #8285ae
  6. #8284a7
  7. #82839f
  8. #818297
  9. #81828f
  10. #808188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7290d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7095a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7890b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8488cd {
  color: #8488cd;
}
Background
.bg-8488cd {
  background-color: #8488cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8488cd {
  border: 2px solid #8488cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8488cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 136 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 42% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8488cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8488cd, #a584cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8488cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 136 205 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.96 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.73 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.00 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.00 #7b7732 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#8488cd  rgb(132, 136, 205)  hsl(237, 42%, 66%)  Glaucous
#cdc984  rgb(205, 201, 132)  hsl(57, 42%, 66%)  Dark Khaki
#cd8488  rgb(205, 132, 136)  hsl(357, 42%, 66%)  Old Rose
#88cd84  rgb(136, 205, 132)  hsl(117, 42%, 66%)  Pistachio