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#8A8CA0

#8a8ca0 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8ca0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.9% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.75% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 234.55°, with 10.38% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.267

Complementary

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #a09e8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #a0938a
  3. #97a08a

Analogous

  1. #8a97a0
  2. #8a8ca0
  3. #938aa0

Triadic

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #a08a8c
  3. #8ca08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #9e8aa0
  3. #a09e8a
  4. #8ca08a

Square

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #a08a97
  3. #a09e8a
  4. #8aa093

Monochromatic

  1. #414250
  2. #63657a
  3. #8a8ca0
  4. #b4b5c2
  5. #dedfe5

Shades

#8a8ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #7c7e90
  3. #6e7080
  4. #616270
  5. #535460
  6. #454650
  7. #373840
  8. #292a30
  9. #1c1c20
  10. #0e0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #9698aa
  3. #a1a3b3
  4. #adafbd
  5. #b9bac6
  6. #c5c6d0
  7. #d0d1d9
  8. #dcdde3
  9. #e8e8ec
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8ca0
  2. #898b9d
  3. #888a9a
  4. #878896
  5. #868793
  6. #858690
  7. #84858d
  8. #83848a
  9. #828286
  10. #818183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878ea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868c9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888da1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888ca0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8ca0 {
  color: #8a8ca0;
}
Background
.bg-8a8ca0 {
  background-color: #8a8ca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 140 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 10% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8ca0, #938aa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 140 160 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.12 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.93 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.00 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.00 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.24 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.89 #75735f Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8ca0  rgb(138, 140, 160)  hsl(235, 10%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#a09e8a  rgb(160, 158, 138)  hsl(55, 10%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#a08a8c  rgb(160, 138, 140)  hsl(355, 10%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8ca08a  rgb(140, 160, 138)  hsl(115, 10%, 58%)  Xanadu