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#8A8CC2

#8a8cc2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a8cc2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.9% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 237.86°, with 31.46% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #c2c08a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #c2a48a
  3. #a8c28a

Analogous

  1. #8aa8c2
  2. #8a8cc2
  3. #a48ac2

Triadic

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #c28a8c
  3. #8cc28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #c08ac2
  3. #c2c08a
  4. #8cc28a

Square

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #c28aa8
  3. #c2c08a
  4. #8ac2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3f76
  2. #585ba8
  3. #8a8cc2
  4. #bcbddc
  5. #efeff6

Shades

#8a8cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #7c7eaf
  3. #6e709b
  4. #616288
  5. #535474
  6. #454661
  7. #37384e
  8. #292a3a
  9. #1c1c27
  10. #0e0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #9698c8
  3. #a1a3ce
  4. #adafd4
  5. #b9bada
  6. #c5c6e1
  7. #d0d1e7
  8. #dcdded
  9. #e8e8f3
  10. #f3f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8cc2
  2. #898bbb
  3. #888ab5
  4. #8788ae
  5. #8687a8
  6. #8586a1
  7. #84859a
  8. #838494
  9. #82828d
  10. #818187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d92c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c969f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8290c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818ec1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8292ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8cc2 {
  color: #8a8cc2;
}
Background
.bg-8a8cc2 {
  background-color: #8a8cc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 140 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 31% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8cc2, #a48ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 140 194 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.54 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.26 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.13 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.13 #75733d Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8cc2  rgb(138, 140, 194)  hsl(238, 31%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#c2c08a  rgb(194, 192, 138)  hsl(58, 31%, 65%)  Sage
#c28a8c  rgb(194, 138, 140)  hsl(358, 31%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8cc28a  rgb(140, 194, 138)  hsl(118, 31%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green