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#8A9BB0

#8a9bb0 ≈ Cool Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a9bb0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 60.78% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.59% cyan, 11.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 213.16°, with 19.39% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3198

Complementary

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #b09f8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #b08c8a
  3. #aeb08a

Analogous

  1. #8aaeb0
  2. #8a9bb0
  3. #8c8ab0

Triadic

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #b08a9b
  3. #9bb08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #9f8ab0
  3. #b09f8a
  4. #9bb08a

Square

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #b08aae
  3. #b09f8a
  4. #8ab08c

Monochromatic

  1. #414f60
  2. #60748e
  3. #8a9bb0
  4. #b8c2cf
  5. #e5e9ee

Shades

#8a9bb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #7c8c9e
  3. #6e7c8d
  4. #616d7b
  5. #535d6a
  6. #454e58
  7. #373e46
  8. #292f35
  9. #1c1f23
  10. #0e1012
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9bb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #96a5b8
  3. #a1afc0
  4. #adb9c8
  5. #b9c3d0
  6. #c5cdd8
  7. #d0d7df
  8. #dce1e7
  9. #e8ebef
  10. #f3f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9bb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9bb0
  2. #8998ab
  3. #8896a6
  4. #8793a2
  5. #86909d
  6. #858e98
  7. #848b93
  8. #83888e
  9. #82858a
  10. #818385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f98b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80a0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909bb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d99b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #849ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9bb0 {
  color: #8a9bb0;
}
Background
.bg-8a9bb0 {
  background-color: #8a9bb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9bb0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9bb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9bb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 155 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 19% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9bb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9bb0, #8c8ab0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9bb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 155 176 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.75 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.09 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.66 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.66 #75644f Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a9bb0  rgb(138, 155, 176)  hsl(213, 19%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#b09f8a  rgb(176, 159, 138)  hsl(33, 19%, 62%)  Tan
#b08a9b  rgb(176, 138, 155)  hsl(333, 19%, 62%)  Mountbatten Pink
#9bb08a  rgb(155, 176, 138)  hsl(93, 19%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green