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#8A8CA2

#8a8ca2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8ca2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 13.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 235°, with 11.43% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2677

Complementary

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #a2a08a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #a2948a
  3. #98a28a

Analogous

  1. #8a98a2
  2. #8a8ca2
  3. #948aa2

Triadic

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #a28a8c
  3. #8ca28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #a08aa2
  3. #a2a08a
  4. #8ca28a

Square

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #a28a98
  3. #a2a08a
  4. #8aa294

Monochromatic

  1. #414252
  2. #63657d
  3. #8a8ca2
  4. #b5b6c4
  5. #dfe0e6

Shades

#8a8ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #7c7e92
  3. #6e7082
  4. #616271
  5. #535461
  6. #454651
  7. #373841
  8. #292a31
  9. #1c1c20
  10. #0e0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #9698ab
  3. #a1a3b5
  4. #adafbe
  5. #b9bac7
  6. #c5c6d1
  7. #d0d1da
  8. #dcdde3
  9. #e8e8ec
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8ca2
  2. #898b9f
  3. #888a9b
  4. #878898
  5. #868794
  6. #858691
  7. #84858e
  8. #83848a
  9. #828287
  10. #818183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8ca2 {
  color: #8a8ca2;
}
Background
.bg-8a8ca2 {
  background-color: #8a8ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 140 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 11% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8ca2, #948aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 140 162 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 2.73 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.43 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.57 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.65 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.65 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.87 #75735d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8ca2  rgb(138, 140, 162)  hsl(235, 11%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#a2a08a  rgb(162, 160, 138)  hsl(55, 11%, 59%)  Sage
#a28a8c  rgb(162, 138, 140)  hsl(355, 11%, 59%)  Rosy Brown
#8ca28a  rgb(140, 162, 138)  hsl(115, 11%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green