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#8995CC

#8995cc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8995cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 58.43% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.84% cyan, 26.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 229.25°, with 39.64% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.82.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3117

Complementary

  1. #8995cc
  2. #ccc089

Split complementary

  1. #8995cc
  2. #cc9e89
  3. #b6cc89

Analogous

  1. #89b6cc
  2. #8995cc
  3. #9e89cc

Triadic

  1. #8995cc
  2. #cc8995
  3. #95cc89

Tetradic

  1. #8995cc
  2. #c089cc
  3. #ccc089
  4. #95cc89

Square

  1. #8995cc
  2. #cc89b6
  3. #ccc089
  4. #89cc9e

Monochromatic

  1. #394683
  2. #5465b5
  3. #8995cc
  4. #bec5e3
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#8995cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8995cc
  2. #7b86b8
  3. #6e77a3
  4. #60688f
  5. #52597a
  6. #454b66
  7. #373c52
  8. #292d3d
  9. #1b1e29
  10. #0e0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8995cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8995cc
  2. #95a0d1
  3. #a1aad6
  4. #acb5db
  5. #b8bfe0
  6. #c4cae6
  7. #d0d5eb
  8. #dcdff0
  9. #e7eaf5
  10. #f3f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8995cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8995cc
  2. #8893c4
  3. #8791bd
  4. #868fb5
  5. #858dae
  6. #858ba6
  7. #84889e
  8. #838697
  9. #82848f
  10. #818288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9297af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f95cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77a0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8698cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8395cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e9bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8995cc {
  color: #8995cc;
}
Background
.bg-8995cc {
  background-color: #8995cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8995cc {
  border: 2px solid #8995cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8995cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 149 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8995cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8995cc, #9e89cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8995cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 149 204 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.13 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.00 #766a33 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8995cc  rgb(137, 149, 204)  hsl(229, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#ccc089  rgb(204, 192, 137)  hsl(49, 40%, 67%)  Ecru
#cc8995  rgb(204, 137, 149)  hsl(349, 40%, 67%)  Puce
#95cc89  rgb(149, 204, 137)  hsl(109, 40%, 67%)  Pistachio