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#8A95AE

#8a95ae ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a95ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 58.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 14.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 221.67°, with 18.18% saturation and 61.18% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 2.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2995

Complementary

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #aea38a

Split complementary

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #ae918a
  3. #a7ae8a

Analogous

  1. #8aa7ae
  2. #8a95ae
  3. #918aae

Triadic

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #ae8a95
  3. #95ae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #a38aae
  3. #aea38a
  4. #95ae8a

Square

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #ae8aa7
  3. #aea38a
  4. #8aae91

Monochromatic

  1. #414a5e
  2. #606d8b
  3. #8a95ae
  4. #b7becd
  5. #e4e7ed

Shades

#8a95ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #7c869d
  3. #6e778b
  4. #61687a
  5. #535968
  6. #454b57
  7. #373c46
  8. #292d34
  9. #1c1e23
  10. #0e0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a95ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #96a0b6
  3. #a1aabe
  4. #adb5c6
  5. #b9bfce
  6. #c5cad7
  7. #d0d5df
  8. #dcdfe7
  9. #e8eaef
  10. #f3f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a95ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a95ae
  2. #8993a9
  3. #8891a5
  4. #878fa0
  5. #868d9c
  6. #858b97
  7. #848892
  8. #83868e
  9. #828489
  10. #818285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91959f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d97af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a93ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #819a9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c96af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a94ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8598a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a95ae {
  color: #8a95ae;
}
Background
.bg-8a95ae {
  background-color: #8a95ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a95ae {
  border: 2px solid #8a95ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a95ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 149 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 18% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a95ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a95ae, #918aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a95ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 149 174 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 2.47 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.19 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.15 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.53 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.12 #756a51 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a95ae  rgb(138, 149, 174)  hsl(222, 18%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#aea38a  rgb(174, 163, 138)  hsl(42, 18%, 61%)  Ecru
#ae8a95  rgb(174, 138, 149)  hsl(342, 18%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#95ae8a  rgb(149, 174, 138)  hsl(102, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green