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#8697C2

#8697c2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8697c2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 59.22% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.93% cyan, 22.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 223°, with 32.97% saturation and 64.31% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.311

Complementary

  1. #8697c2
  2. #c2b186

Split complementary

  1. #8697c2
  2. #c29386
  3. #b5c286

Analogous

  1. #86b5c2
  2. #8697c2
  3. #9386c2

Triadic

  1. #8697c2
  2. #c28697
  3. #97c286

Tetradic

  1. #8697c2
  2. #b186c2
  3. #c2b186
  4. #97c286

Square

  1. #8697c2
  2. #c286b5
  3. #c2b186
  4. #86c293

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4b74
  2. #546ca7
  3. #8697c2
  4. #b9c3dc
  5. #eceef5

Shades

#8697c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8697c2
  2. #7988af
  3. #6b799b
  4. #5e6a88
  5. #505b74
  6. #434c61
  7. #363c4e
  8. #282d3a
  9. #1b1e27
  10. #0d0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8697c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8697c2
  2. #92a1c8
  3. #9eacce
  4. #aab6d4
  5. #b6c1da
  6. #c3cbe1
  7. #cfd5e7
  8. #dbe0ed
  9. #e7eaf3
  10. #f3f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8697c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8697c2
  2. #8595bb
  3. #8592b5
  4. #8490ae
  5. #848ea8
  6. #838ca1
  7. #82899a
  8. #828794
  9. #81858d
  10. #818287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9197aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #899ac4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8495c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #759fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8899c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8596c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8697c2 {
  color: #8697c2;
}
Background
.bg-8697c2 {
  background-color: #8697c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8697c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8697c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8697c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 151 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 33% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8697c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8697c2, #9386c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8697c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 151 194 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.32 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.45 #79683d Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8697c2  rgb(134, 151, 194)  hsl(223, 33%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#c2b186  rgb(194, 177, 134)  hsl(43, 33%, 64%)  Ecru
#c28697  rgb(194, 134, 151)  hsl(343, 33%, 64%)  Puce
#97c286  rgb(151, 194, 134)  hsl(103, 33%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green