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#8494B5

#8494b5 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8494b5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 58.04% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.07% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 220.41°, with 24.87% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #8494b5
  2. #b5a584

Split complementary

  1. #8494b5
  2. #b58c84
  3. #acb584

Analogous

  1. #84acb5
  2. #8494b5
  3. #8c84b5

Triadic

  1. #8494b5
  2. #b58494
  3. #94b584

Tetradic

  1. #8494b5
  2. #a584b5
  3. #b5a584
  4. #94b584

Square

  1. #8494b5
  2. #b584ac
  3. #b5a584
  4. #84b58c

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4964
  2. #596c94
  3. #8494b5
  4. #b4bed2
  5. #e4e7ee

Shades

#8494b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8494b5
  2. #7785a3
  3. #6a7691
  4. #5c687f
  5. #4f596d
  6. #424a5b
  7. #353b48
  8. #282c36
  9. #1a1e24
  10. #0d0f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8494b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8494b5
  2. #909fbc
  3. #9da9c4
  4. #a9b4cb
  5. #b5bfd3
  6. #c2cada
  7. #ced4e1
  8. #dadfe9
  9. #e6eaf0
  10. #f3f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8494b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8494b5
  2. #8492b0
  3. #8390aa
  4. #838ea5
  5. #828ca0
  6. #828a9b
  7. #828895
  8. #818690
  9. #81848b
  10. #808285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e94a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a96b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8592b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #779b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8795b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8593b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c98a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8494b5 {
  color: #8494b5;
}
Background
.bg-8494b5 {
  background-color: #8494b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8494b5 {
  border: 2px solid #8494b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8494b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 148 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 25% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8494b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8494b5, #8c84b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8494b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 148 181 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.03 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.92 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.92 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.94 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.08 #7b6b4a Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8494b5  rgb(132, 148, 181)  hsl(220, 25%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#b5a584  rgb(181, 165, 132)  hsl(40, 25%, 61%)  Ecru
#b58494  rgb(181, 132, 148)  hsl(340, 25%, 61%)  Puce
#94b584  rgb(148, 181, 132)  hsl(100, 25%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green