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#8A8DCC

#8a8dcc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a8dcc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 55.29% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 30.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 39.29% saturation and 67.06% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2881

Complementary

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #ccc98a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #cca88a
  3. #aecc8a

Analogous

  1. #8aaecc
  2. #8a8dcc
  3. #a88acc

Triadic

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #cc8a8d
  3. #8dcc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #c98acc
  3. #ccc98a
  4. #8dcc8a

Square

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #cc8aae
  3. #ccc98a
  4. #8acca8

Monochromatic

  1. #393d84
  2. #5559b5
  3. #8a8dcc
  4. #bfc1e3
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#8a8dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #7c7fb8
  3. #6e71a3
  4. #61638f
  5. #53557a
  6. #454766
  7. #373852
  8. #292a3d
  9. #1c1c29
  10. #0e0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #9698d1
  3. #a1a4d6
  4. #adafdb
  5. #b9bbe0
  6. #c5c6e6
  7. #d0d1eb
  8. #dcddf0
  9. #e8e8f5
  10. #f3f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8dcc
  2. #898cc4
  3. #888abd
  4. #8789b5
  5. #8688ae
  6. #8587a6
  7. #84859e
  8. #838497
  9. #82838f
  10. #818188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f90ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a95cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7790ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7999a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8192ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f8fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8094b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8dcc {
  color: #8a8dcc;
}
Background
.bg-8a8dcc {
  background-color: #8a8dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8dcc {
  border: 2px solid #8a8dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 141 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8dcc, #a88acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 141 204 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.96 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.64 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.83 #757233 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8dcc  rgb(138, 141, 204)  hsl(237, 39%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#ccc98a  rgb(204, 201, 138)  hsl(57, 39%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#cc8a8d  rgb(204, 138, 141)  hsl(357, 39%, 67%)  Old Rose
#8dcc8a  rgb(141, 204, 138)  hsl(117, 39%, 67%)  Pistachio