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#8686AC

#8686ac ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8686ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 52.55% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.09% cyan, 22.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 18.63% saturation and 60% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.251

Complementary

  1. #8686ac
  2. #acac86

Split complementary

  1. #8686ac
  2. #ac9986
  3. #99ac86

Analogous

  1. #8699ac
  2. #8686ac
  3. #9986ac

Triadic

  1. #8686ac
  2. #ac8686
  3. #86ac86

Tetradic

  1. #8686ac
  2. #ac86ac
  3. #acac86
  4. #86ac86

Square

  1. #8686ac
  2. #ac8699
  3. #acac86
  4. #86ac99

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e5b
  2. #5d5d88
  3. #8686ac
  4. #b3b3cb
  5. #e1e1ea

Shades

#8686ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8686ac
  2. #79799b
  3. #6b6b8a
  4. #5e5e78
  5. #505067
  6. #434356
  7. #363645
  8. #282834
  9. #1b1b22
  10. #0d0d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8686ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8686ac
  2. #9292b4
  3. #9e9ebd
  4. #aaaac5
  5. #b6b6cd
  6. #c3c3d6
  7. #cfcfde
  8. #dbdbe6
  9. #e7e7ee
  10. #f3f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8686ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8686ac
  2. #8585a8
  3. #8585a3
  4. #84849f
  5. #84849a
  6. #838396
  7. #828292
  8. #82828d
  9. #818189
  10. #818184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c8aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b88ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8089ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8087ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #818a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8686ac {
  color: #8686ac;
}
Background
.bg-8686ac {
  background-color: #8686ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8686ac {
  border: 2px solid #8686ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8686ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 134 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8686ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8686ac, #9986ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8686ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 134 172 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.87 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.38 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.63 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.63 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.31 #797953 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8686ac  rgb(134, 134, 172)  hsl(240, 19%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#acac86  rgb(172, 172, 134)  hsl(60, 19%, 60%)  Sage
#ac8686  rgb(172, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 19%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#86ac86  rgb(134, 172, 134)  hsl(120, 19%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green