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#8997BA

#8997ba ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8997ba is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 59.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 26.2% saturation and 63.33% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.31

Complementary

  1. #8997ba
  2. #baac89

Split complementary

  1. #8997ba
  2. #ba9389
  3. #afba89

Analogous

  1. #89afba
  2. #8997ba
  3. #9389ba

Triadic

  1. #8997ba
  2. #ba8997
  3. #97ba89

Tetradic

  1. #8997ba
  2. #ac89ba
  3. #baac89
  4. #97ba89

Square

  1. #8997ba
  2. #ba89af
  3. #baac89
  4. #89ba93

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4b6b
  2. #5b6d9c
  3. #8997ba
  4. #b9c2d6
  5. #eaecf2

Shades

#8997ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8997ba
  2. #7b88a7
  3. #6e7995
  4. #606a82
  5. #525b70
  6. #454c5d
  7. #373c4a
  8. #292d38
  9. #1b1e25
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8997ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8997ba
  2. #95a1c1
  3. #a1acc8
  4. #acb6cf
  5. #b8c1d6
  6. #c4cbdd
  7. #d0d5e3
  8. #dce0ea
  9. #e7eaf1
  10. #f3f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8997ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8997ba
  2. #8895b4
  3. #8792ae
  4. #8690a9
  5. #858ea3
  6. #858c9d
  7. #848997
  8. #838791
  9. #82858c
  10. #818286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9297a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c99bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8895b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c9ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b98bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8896b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8997ba {
  color: #8997ba;
}
Background
.bg-8997ba {
  background-color: #8997ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8997ba {
  border: 2px solid #8997ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8997ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 151 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 26% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8997ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8997ba, #9389ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8997ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 151 186 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.96 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.37 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.92 #766845 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8997ba  rgb(137, 151, 186)  hsl(223, 26%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#baac89  rgb(186, 172, 137)  hsl(43, 26%, 63%)  Ecru
#ba8997  rgb(186, 137, 151)  hsl(343, 26%, 63%)  Puce
#97ba89  rgb(151, 186, 137)  hsl(103, 26%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green