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#868299

#868299 ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868299 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 50.98% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.42% cyan, 15.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 250.43°, with 10.13% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2333

Complementary

  1. #868299
  2. #959982

Split complementary

  1. #868299
  2. #999182
  3. #8a9982

Analogous

  1. #828a99
  2. #868299
  3. #918299

Triadic

  1. #868299
  2. #998682
  3. #829986

Tetradic

  1. #868299
  2. #998295
  3. #959982
  4. #829986

Square

  1. #868299
  2. #99828a
  3. #959982
  4. #829991

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3a48
  2. #605d72
  3. #868299
  4. #afacbb
  5. #d8d6de

Shades

#868299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868299
  2. #79758a
  3. #6b687a
  4. #5e5b6b
  5. #504e5c
  6. #43414d
  7. #36343d
  8. #28272e
  9. #1b1a1f
  10. #0d0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#868299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868299
  2. #928fa3
  3. #9e9bad
  4. #aaa8b8
  5. #b6b4c2
  6. #c3c1cc
  7. #cfcdd6
  8. #dbdae0
  9. #e7e6eb
  10. #f3f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868299
  2. #858297
  3. #858294
  4. #848192
  5. #84818f
  6. #83818d
  7. #82818a
  8. #828188
  9. #818085
  10. #818083
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85848d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d859a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83858a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81849a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868299 {
  color: #868299;
}
Background
.bg-868299 {
  background-color: #868299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868299 {
  border: 2px solid #868299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 130 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 10% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868299, #918299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 130 153 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.63 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.37 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.90 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.17 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.04 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.04 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.06 #797d66 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#868299  rgb(134, 130, 153)  hsl(250, 10%, 55%)  Cool Gray
#959982  rgb(149, 153, 130)  hsl(70, 10%, 55%)  Xanadu
#998682  rgb(153, 134, 130)  hsl(10, 10%, 55%)  Beaver
#829986  rgb(130, 153, 134)  hsl(130, 10%, 55%)  Xanadu