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#8A8BC0

#8a8bc0 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a8bc0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.51% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.13% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 238.89°, with 30% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2767

Complementary

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #c0bf8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #c0a48a
  3. #a6c08a

Analogous

  1. #8aa6c0
  2. #8a8bc0
  3. #a48ac0

Triadic

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #c08a8b
  3. #8bc08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #bf8ac0
  3. #c0bf8a
  4. #8bc08a

Square

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #c08aa6
  3. #c0bf8a
  4. #8ac0a4

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3f73
  2. #595aa5
  3. #8a8bc0
  4. #bcbcdb
  5. #edeef6

Shades

#8a8bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #7c7dad
  3. #6e6f9a
  4. #616186
  5. #535373
  6. #454660
  7. #37384d
  8. #292a3a
  9. #1c1c26
  10. #0e0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #9697c6
  3. #a1a2cd
  4. #adaed3
  5. #b9b9d9
  6. #c5c5e0
  7. #d0d1e6
  8. #dcdcec
  9. #e8e8f2
  10. #f3f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8bc0
  2. #898aba
  3. #8889b3
  4. #8788ad
  5. #8687a6
  6. #8586a0
  7. #84849a
  8. #838393
  9. #82828d
  10. #818186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c91c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d949e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818dbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8291ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8bc0 {
  color: #8a8bc0;
}
Background
.bg-8a8bc0 {
  background-color: #8a8bc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 139 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 30% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8bc0, #a48ac0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 139 192 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.48 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.20 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.21 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.21 #75743f Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8bc0  rgb(138, 139, 192)  hsl(239, 30%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#c0bf8a  rgb(192, 191, 138)  hsl(59, 30%, 65%)  Sage
#c08a8b  rgb(192, 138, 139)  hsl(359, 30%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8bc08a  rgb(139, 192, 138)  hsl(119, 30%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green