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#878DA5

#878da5 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#878da5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 55.29% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 14.29% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2692

Complementary

  1. #878da5
  2. #a59f87

Split complementary

  1. #878da5
  2. #a59087
  3. #9ca587

Analogous

  1. #879ca5
  2. #878da5
  3. #9087a5

Triadic

  1. #878da5
  2. #a5878d
  3. #8da587

Tetradic

  1. #878da5
  2. #9f87a5
  3. #a59f87
  4. #8da587

Square

  1. #878da5
  2. #a5879c
  3. #a59f87
  4. #87a590

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4354
  2. #606680
  3. #878da5
  4. #b3b7c6
  5. #dee0e7

Shades

#878da5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878da5
  2. #7a7f95
  3. #6c7184
  4. #5f6374
  5. #515563
  6. #444753
  7. #363842
  8. #292a32
  9. #1b1c21
  10. #0e0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#878da5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878da5
  2. #9398ae
  3. #9fa4b7
  4. #abafc0
  5. #b7bbc9
  6. #c3c6d2
  7. #cfd1db
  8. #dbdde4
  9. #e7e8ed
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878da5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878da5
  2. #868ca1
  3. #868a9e
  4. #85899a
  5. #848896
  6. #848793
  7. #83858f
  8. #82848b
  9. #818387
  10. #818184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868fa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848da4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83909c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878da5 {
  color: #878da5;
}
Background
.bg-878da5 {
  background-color: #878da5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878da5 {
  border: 2px solid #878da5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878da5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 141 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 14% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878da5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878da5, #9087a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878da5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 141 165 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 1.87 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.28 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.28 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.78 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.78 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.49 #78725a Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#878da5  rgb(135, 141, 165)  hsl(228, 14%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#a59f87  rgb(165, 159, 135)  hsl(48, 14%, 59%)  Sage
#a5878d  rgb(165, 135, 141)  hsl(348, 14%, 59%)  Rosy Brown
#8da587  rgb(141, 165, 135)  hsl(108, 14%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green