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#8A97B2

#8a97b2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a97b2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.22% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.47% cyan, 15.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 220.5°, with 20.62% saturation and 61.96% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3075

Complementary

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #b2a58a

Split complementary

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #b2918a
  3. #abb28a

Analogous

  1. #8aabb2
  2. #8a97b2
  3. #918ab2

Triadic

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #b28a97
  3. #97b28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #a58ab2
  3. #b2a58a
  4. #97b28a

Square

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #b28aab
  3. #b2a58a
  4. #8ab291

Monochromatic

  1. #414c62
  2. #5f6f90
  3. #8a97b2
  4. #b8c0d0
  5. #e6e9ef

Shades

#8a97b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #7c88a0
  3. #6e798e
  4. #616a7d
  5. #535b6b
  6. #454c59
  7. #373c47
  8. #292d35
  9. #1c1e24
  10. #0e0f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a97b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #96a1ba
  3. #a1acc1
  4. #adb6c9
  5. #b9c1d1
  6. #c5cbd9
  7. #d0d5e0
  8. #dce0e8
  9. #e8eaf0
  10. #f3f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a97b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a97b2
  2. #8995ad
  3. #8892a8
  4. #8790a3
  5. #868e9e
  6. #858c99
  7. #848994
  8. #83878f
  9. #82858a
  10. #818285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9297a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f99b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b95b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d98b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b96b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #849aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a97b2 {
  color: #8a97b2;
}
Background
.bg-8a97b2 {
  background-color: #8a97b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a97b2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a97b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a97b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 21% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a97b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a97b2, #918ab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a97b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 178 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.64 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.64 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.07 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.83 #75684d Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a97b2  rgb(138, 151, 178)  hsl(221, 21%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#b2a58a  rgb(178, 165, 138)  hsl(41, 21%, 62%)  Ecru
#b28a97  rgb(178, 138, 151)  hsl(341, 21%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#97b28a  rgb(151, 178, 138)  hsl(101, 21%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green