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#8A8FC2

#8a8fc2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a8fc2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 56.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 26.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 234.64°, 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #c2bd8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #c2a18a
  3. #abc28a

Analogous

  1. #8aabc2
  2. #8a8fc2
  3. #a18ac2

Triadic

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #c28a8f
  3. #8fc28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #bd8ac2
  3. #c2bd8a
  4. #8fc28a

Square

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #c28aab
  3. #c2bd8a
  4. #8ac2a1

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4276
  2. #585fa8
  3. #8a8fc2
  4. #bcbfdc
  5. #efeff6

Shades

#8a8fc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #7c81af
  3. #6e729b
  4. #616488
  5. #535674
  6. #454861
  7. #37394e
  8. #292b3a
  9. #1c1d27
  10. #0e0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8fc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #969ac8
  3. #a1a5ce
  4. #adb1d4
  5. #b9bcda
  6. #c5c7e1
  7. #d0d2e7
  8. #dcdded
  9. #e8e9f3
  10. #f3f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8fc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8fc2
  2. #898ebb
  3. #888cb5
  4. #878bae
  5. #8689a8
  6. #8588a1
  7. #84869a
  8. #838594
  9. #82838d
  10. #818287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f91a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8095c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d91c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c98a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8492c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8390c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8295af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8fc2 {
  color: #8a8fc2;
}
Background
.bg-8a8fc2 {
  background-color: #8a8fc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8fc2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8fc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8fc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 143 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 31% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8fc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8fc2, #a18ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8fc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 143 194 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.21 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.98 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.98 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.04 #75703d Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a8fc2  rgb(138, 143, 194)  hsl(235, 31%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#c2bd8a  rgb(194, 189, 138)  hsl(55, 31%, 65%)  Sage
#c28a8f  rgb(194, 138, 143)  hsl(355, 31%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8fc28a  rgb(143, 194, 138)  hsl(115, 31%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green