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#8A97BA

#8a97ba ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a97ba is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.81% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.75°, with 25.81% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3108

Complementary

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #baad8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #ba958a
  3. #afba8a

Analogous

  1. #8aafba
  2. #8a97ba
  3. #958aba

Triadic

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #ba8a97
  3. #97ba8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #ad8aba
  3. #baad8a
  4. #97ba8a

Square

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #ba8aaf
  3. #baad8a
  4. #8aba95

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4b6c
  2. #5c6d9c
  3. #8a97ba
  4. #bac2d6
  5. #eaedf3

Shades

#8a97ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #7c88a7
  3. #6e7995
  4. #616a82
  5. #535b70
  6. #454c5d
  7. #373c4a
  8. #292d38
  9. #1c1e25
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a97ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #96a1c1
  3. #a1acc8
  4. #adb6cf
  5. #b9c1d6
  6. #c5cbdd
  7. #d0d5e3
  8. #dce0ea
  9. #e8eaf1
  10. #f3f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a97ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a97ba
  2. #8995b4
  3. #8892ae
  4. #8790a9
  5. #868ea3
  6. #858c9d
  7. #848997
  8. #838791
  9. #82858c
  10. #818286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9297a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9abc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8895b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e9ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b99bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8996b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a97ba {
  color: #8a97ba;
}
Background
.bg-8a97ba {
  background-color: #8a97ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a97ba {
  border: 2px solid #8a97ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a97ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 26% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a97ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a97ba, #958aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a97ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 186 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.78 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.58 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.17 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.28 #756845 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a97ba  rgb(138, 151, 186)  hsl(224, 26%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#baad8a  rgb(186, 173, 138)  hsl(44, 26%, 64%)  Ecru
#ba8a97  rgb(186, 138, 151)  hsl(344, 26%, 64%)  Puce
#97ba8a  rgb(151, 186, 138)  hsl(104, 26%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green