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#898BAE

#898bae ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#898bae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 54.51% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.76°, with 18.59% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2684

Complementary

  1. #898bae
  2. #aeac89

Split complementary

  1. #898bae
  2. #ae9a89
  3. #9dae89

Analogous

  1. #899dae
  2. #898bae
  3. #9a89ae

Triadic

  1. #898bae
  2. #ae898b
  3. #8bae89

Tetradic

  1. #898bae
  2. #ac89ae
  3. #aeac89
  4. #8bae89

Square

  1. #898bae
  2. #ae899d
  3. #aeac89
  4. #89ae9a

Monochromatic

  1. #40425e
  2. #5f628b
  3. #898bae
  4. #b6b8cd
  5. #e4e4ec

Shades

#898bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898bae
  2. #7b7d9d
  3. #6e6f8b
  4. #60617a
  5. #525368
  6. #454657
  7. #373846
  8. #292a34
  9. #1b1c23
  10. #0e0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#898bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898bae
  2. #9597b6
  3. #a1a2be
  4. #acaec6
  5. #b8b9ce
  6. #c4c5d7
  7. #d0d1df
  8. #dcdce7
  9. #e7e8ef
  10. #f3f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898bae
  2. #888aa9
  3. #8789a5
  4. #8688a0
  5. #85879c
  6. #858697
  7. #848492
  8. #83838e
  9. #828289
  10. #818185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808cad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #819197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858daf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848cad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898bae {
  color: #898bae;
}
Background
.bg-898bae {
  background-color: #898bae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898bae {
  border: 2px solid #898bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 139 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 19% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898bae, #9a89ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 139 174 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.61 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.92 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.56 #767451 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#898bae  rgb(137, 139, 174)  hsl(237, 19%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#aeac89  rgb(174, 172, 137)  hsl(57, 19%, 61%)  Sage
#ae898b  rgb(174, 137, 139)  hsl(357, 19%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#8bae89  rgb(139, 174, 137)  hsl(117, 19%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green