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#8A9DA2

#8a9da2 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a9da2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 61.57% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 3.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 11.43% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 9.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3213

Complementary

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #a28f8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #a28a91
  3. #a29b8a

Analogous

  1. #8aa29b
  2. #8a9da2
  3. #8a91a2

Triadic

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #a28a9d
  3. #9da28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #8f8aa2
  3. #a28f8a
  4. #9da28a

Square

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #9b8aa2
  3. #a28f8a
  4. #91a28a

Monochromatic

  1. #414e52
  2. #63777d
  3. #8a9da2
  4. #b5c1c4
  5. #dfe4e6

Shades

#8a9da2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #7c8d92
  3. #6e7e82
  4. #616e71
  5. #535e61
  6. #454f51
  7. #373f41
  8. #292f31
  9. #1c1f20
  10. #0e1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9da2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #96a7ab
  3. #a1b1b5
  4. #adbabe
  5. #b9c4c7
  6. #c5ced1
  7. #d0d8da
  8. #dce2e3
  9. #e8ebec
  10. #f3f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9da2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9da2
  2. #899a9f
  3. #88979b
  4. #879498
  5. #869194
  6. #858f91
  7. #848c8e
  8. #83898a
  9. #828687
  10. #818383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9598a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #839f9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939ca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919aa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9da2 {
  color: #8a9da2;
}
Background
.bg-8a9da2 {
  background-color: #8a9da2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9da2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9da2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9da2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 157 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 11% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9da2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9da2, #8a91a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9da2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 157 162 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.18 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.52 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.04 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.34 #75625d Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#8a9da2  rgb(138, 157, 162)  hsl(193, 11%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#a28f8a  rgb(162, 143, 138)  hsl(13, 11%, 59%)  Beaver
#a28a9d  rgb(162, 138, 157)  hsl(313, 11%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#9da28a  rgb(157, 162, 138)  hsl(73, 11%, 59%)  Sage