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#8699BC

#8699bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8699bc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.72% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.89°, with 28.72% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3148

Complementary

  1. #8699bc
  2. #bca986

Split complementary

  1. #8699bc
  2. #bc8e86
  3. #b4bc86

Analogous

  1. #86b4bc
  2. #8699bc
  3. #8e86bc

Triadic

  1. #8699bc
  2. #bc8699
  3. #99bc86

Tetradic

  1. #8699bc
  2. #a986bc
  3. #bca986
  4. #99bc86

Square

  1. #8699bc
  2. #bc86b4
  3. #bca986
  4. #86bc8e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4d6d
  2. #58709e
  3. #8699bc
  4. #b7c3d7
  5. #e8ecf3

Shades

#8699bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8699bc
  2. #798aa9
  3. #6b7a96
  4. #5e6b84
  5. #505c71
  6. #434d5e
  7. #363d4b
  8. #282e38
  9. #1b1f26
  10. #0d0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8699bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8699bc
  2. #92a3c3
  3. #9eadc9
  4. #aab8d0
  5. #b6c2d7
  6. #c3ccde
  7. #cfd6e4
  8. #dbe0eb
  9. #e7ebf2
  10. #f3f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8699bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8699bc
  2. #8597b6
  3. #8594b0
  4. #8492aa
  5. #848fa4
  6. #838d9e
  7. #828a98
  8. #828892
  9. #81858c
  10. #818386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9199a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8896bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b9abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8797bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8699bc {
  color: #8699bc;
}
Background
.bg-8699bc {
  background-color: #8699bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8699bc {
  border: 2px solid #8699bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8699bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8699bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8699bc, #8e86bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8699bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.36 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.91 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.92 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.92 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.52 #796643 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8699bc  rgb(134, 153, 188)  hsl(219, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#bca986  rgb(188, 169, 134)  hsl(39, 29%, 63%)  Ecru
#bc8699  rgb(188, 134, 153)  hsl(339, 29%, 63%)  Puce
#99bc86  rgb(153, 188, 134)  hsl(99, 29%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green