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#848EB3

#848eb3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#848eb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 55.69% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.26% cyan, 20.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 227.23°, with 23.62% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2751

Complementary

  1. #848eb3
  2. #b3a984

Split complementary

  1. #848eb3
  2. #b39184
  3. #a6b384

Analogous

  1. #84a6b3
  2. #848eb3
  3. #9184b3

Triadic

  1. #848eb3
  2. #b3848e
  3. #8eb384

Tetradic

  1. #848eb3
  2. #a984b3
  3. #b3a984
  4. #8eb384

Square

  1. #848eb3
  2. #b384a6
  3. #b3a984
  4. #84b391

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4462
  2. #5a6591
  3. #848eb3
  4. #b3b9d0
  5. #e3e5ed

Shades

#848eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #848eb3
  2. #7780a1
  3. #6a728f
  4. #5c637d
  5. #4f556b
  6. #42475a
  7. #353948
  8. #282b36
  9. #1a1c24
  10. #0d0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#848eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #848eb3
  2. #9099bb
  3. #9da5c2
  4. #a9b0ca
  5. #b5bbd1
  6. #c2c7d9
  7. #ced2e1
  8. #dadde8
  9. #e6e8f0
  10. #f3f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#848eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #848eb3
  2. #848dae
  3. #838ba9
  4. #838aa4
  5. #82889f
  6. #82879a
  7. #828694
  8. #81848f
  9. #81838a
  10. #808185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8391b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808db2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78959a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8390b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d92a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-848eb3 {
  color: #848eb3;
}
Background
.bg-848eb3 {
  background-color: #848eb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-848eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #848eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #848eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 142 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 24% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-848eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #848eb3, #9184b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-848eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 142 179 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.80 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.35 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.83 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.83 #7b714c Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#848eb3  rgb(132, 142, 179)  hsl(227, 24%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#b3a984  rgb(179, 169, 132)  hsl(47, 24%, 61%)  Ecru
#b3848e  rgb(179, 132, 142)  hsl(347, 24%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#8eb384  rgb(142, 179, 132)  hsl(107, 24%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green