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#8A91A2

#8a91a2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a91a2 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, 56.86% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 10.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 222.5°, 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2826

Complementary

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #a29b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #a28f8a
  3. #9da28a

Analogous

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #8a91a2
  3. #8f8aa2

Triadic

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #a28a91
  3. #91a28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #9b8aa2
  3. #a29b8a
  4. #91a28a

Square

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #a28a9d
  3. #a29b8a
  4. #8aa28f

Monochromatic

  1. #414652
  2. #636a7d
  3. #8a91a2
  4. #b5b9c4
  5. #dfe1e6

Shades

#8a91a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #7c8392
  3. #6e7482
  4. #616671
  5. #535761
  6. #454951
  7. #373a41
  8. #292c31
  9. #1c1d20
  10. #0e0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a91a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #969cab
  3. #a1a7b5
  4. #adb2be
  5. #b9bdc7
  6. #c5c8d1
  7. #d0d3da
  8. #dcdee3
  9. #e8e9ec
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a91a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a91a2
  2. #898f9f
  3. #888e9b
  4. #878c98
  5. #868a94
  6. #858991
  7. #84878e
  8. #83858a
  9. #828387
  10. #818283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c92a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a90a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b92a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a90a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87939b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a91a2 {
  color: #8a91a2;
}
Background
.bg-8a91a2 {
  background-color: #8a91a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a91a2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a91a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a91a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 145 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 11% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a91a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a91a2, #8f8aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a91a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 145 162 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.86 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.82 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.82 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.97 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.97 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.58 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.11 #756e5d Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a91a2  rgb(138, 145, 162)  hsl(223, 11%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#a29b8a  rgb(162, 155, 138)  hsl(43, 11%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#a28a91  rgb(162, 138, 145)  hsl(343, 11%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#91a28a  rgb(145, 162, 138)  hsl(103, 11%, 59%)  Xanadu