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#8A94CD

#8a94cd ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a94cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 58.04% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.04°, with 40.12% saturation and 67.25% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.05.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3099

Complementary

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #cdc38a

Split complementary

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #cda18a
  3. #b5cd8a

Analogous

  1. #8ab5cd
  2. #8a94cd
  3. #a18acd

Triadic

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #cd8a94
  3. #94cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #c38acd
  3. #cdc38a
  4. #94cd8a

Square

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #cd8ab5
  3. #cdc38a
  4. #8acda1

Monochromatic

  1. #394485
  2. #5463b6
  3. #8a94cd
  4. #c0c5e4
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#8a94cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #7c85b9
  3. #6e76a4
  4. #616890
  5. #53597b
  6. #454a67
  7. #373b52
  8. #292c3e
  9. #1c1e29
  10. #0e0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a94cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #969fd2
  3. #a1a9d7
  4. #adb4dc
  5. #b9bfe1
  6. #c5cae6
  7. #d0d4eb
  8. #dcdff0
  9. #e8eaf5
  10. #f3f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a94cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a94cd
  2. #8992c5
  3. #8890be
  4. #878eb6
  5. #868cae
  6. #858aa7
  7. #84889f
  8. #838697
  9. #82848f
  10. #818288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9296af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e95cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #789fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8698ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8394cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f9bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a94cd {
  color: #8a94cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a94cd {
  background-color: #8a94cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a94cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a94cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a94cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 148 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a94cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a94cd, #a18acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a94cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 148 205 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.05 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.82 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.12 #756b32 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a94cd  rgb(138, 148, 205)  hsl(231, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#cdc38a  rgb(205, 195, 138)  hsl(51, 40%, 67%)  Sage
#cd8a94  rgb(205, 138, 148)  hsl(351, 40%, 67%)  Puce
#94cd8a  rgb(148, 205, 138)  hsl(111, 40%, 67%)  Pistachio