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#8A8EB3

#8a8eb3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a8eb3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 55.69% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.91% cyan, 20.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 234.15°, with 21.24% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.28

Complementary

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #b3af8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #b39b8a
  3. #a3b38a

Analogous

  1. #8aa3b3
  2. #8a8eb3
  3. #9b8ab3

Triadic

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #b38a8e
  3. #8eb38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #af8ab3
  3. #b3af8a
  4. #8eb38a

Square

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #b38aa3
  3. #b3af8a
  4. #8ab39b

Monochromatic

  1. #414463
  2. #5f6492
  3. #8a8eb3
  4. #b8bbd1
  5. #e7e8ef

Shades

#8a8eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #7c80a1
  3. #6e728f
  4. #61637d
  5. #53556b
  6. #45475a
  7. #373948
  8. #292b36
  9. #1c1c24
  10. #0e0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #9699bb
  3. #a1a5c2
  4. #adb0ca
  5. #b9bbd1
  6. #c5c7d9
  7. #d0d2e1
  8. #dcdde8
  9. #e8e8f0
  10. #f3f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8eb3
  2. #898dae
  3. #888ba9
  4. #878aa4
  5. #86889f
  6. #85879a
  7. #848694
  8. #83848f
  9. #82838a
  10. #818185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8492b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828fb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81959a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8690b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8492a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8eb3 {
  color: #8a8eb3;
}
Background
.bg-8a8eb3 {
  background-color: #8a8eb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 142 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 21% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8eb3, #9b8ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 142 179 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.51 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.14 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.50 #75714c Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8eb3  rgb(138, 142, 179)  hsl(234, 21%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#b3af8a  rgb(179, 175, 138)  hsl(54, 21%, 62%)  Sage
#b38a8e  rgb(179, 138, 142)  hsl(354, 21%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#8eb38a  rgb(142, 179, 138)  hsl(114, 21%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green