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#8A8AAD

#8a8aad ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a8aad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.12% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.23% cyan, 20.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 17.59% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.266

Complementary

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #adad8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #ad9b8a
  3. #9bad8a

Analogous

  1. #8a9bad
  2. #8a8aad
  3. #9b8aad

Triadic

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #ad8a8a
  3. #8aad8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #ad8aad
  3. #adad8a
  4. #8aad8a

Square

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #ad8a9b
  3. #adad8a
  4. #8aad9b

Monochromatic

  1. #41415d
  2. #61618a
  3. #8a8aad
  4. #b7b7cd
  5. #e4e4ec

Shades

#8a8aad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #7c7c9c
  3. #6e6e8a
  4. #616179
  5. #535368
  6. #454557
  7. #373745
  8. #292934
  9. #1c1c23
  10. #0e0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8aad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #9696b5
  3. #a1a1bd
  4. #adadc6
  5. #b9b9ce
  6. #c5c5d6
  7. #d0d0de
  8. #dcdce6
  9. #e8e8ef
  10. #f3f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8aad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8aad
  2. #8989a9
  3. #8888a4
  4. #8787a0
  5. #86869b
  6. #858597
  7. #848492
  8. #83838e
  9. #828289
  10. #818185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808cac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #829096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #868ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8aad {
  color: #8a8aad;
}
Background
.bg-8a8aad {
  background-color: #8a8aad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8aad {
  border: 2px solid #8a8aad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8aad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 18% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8aad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8aad, #9b8aad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8aad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 173 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.64 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.08 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.47 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.53 #757552 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8aad  rgb(138, 138, 173)  hsl(240, 18%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#adad8a  rgb(173, 173, 138)  hsl(60, 18%, 61%)  Sage
#ad8a8a  rgb(173, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 18%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#8aad8a  rgb(138, 173, 138)  hsl(120, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green