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#8B8BAA

#8b8baa ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8b8baa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 54.51% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.24% cyan, 18.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 15.42% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2686

Complementary

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #aaaa8b

Split complementary

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #aa9b8b
  3. #9baa8b

Analogous

  1. #8b9baa
  2. #8b8baa
  3. #9b8baa

Triadic

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #aa8b8b
  3. #8baa8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #aa8baa
  3. #aaaa8b
  4. #8baa8b

Square

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #aa8b9b
  3. #aaaa8b
  4. #8baa9b

Monochromatic

  1. #42425a
  2. #626286
  3. #8b8baa
  4. #b7b7ca
  5. #e3e3eb

Shades

#8b8baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #7d7d99
  3. #6f6f88
  4. #616177
  5. #535366
  6. #464655
  7. #383844
  8. #2a2a33
  9. #1c1c22
  10. #0e0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b8baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #9797b3
  3. #a2a2bb
  4. #aeaec4
  5. #b9b9cc
  6. #c5c5d5
  7. #d1d1dd
  8. #dcdce6
  9. #e8e8ee
  10. #f3f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b8baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b8baa
  2. #8a8aa6
  3. #8989a2
  4. #88889d
  5. #878799
  6. #868695
  7. #848491
  8. #83838d
  9. #828288
  10. #818184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838eab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b8baa {
  color: #8b8baa;
}
Background
.bg-8b8baa {
  background-color: #8b8baa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b8baa {
  border: 2px solid #8b8baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b8baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 139 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b8baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b8baa, #9b8baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b8baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 139 170 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.96 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.62 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.91 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.95 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.95 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.06 #747455 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8b8baa  rgb(139, 139, 170)  hsl(240, 15%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#aaaa8b  rgb(170, 170, 139)  hsl(60, 15%, 61%)  Sage
#aa8b8b  rgb(170, 139, 139)  hsl(0, 15%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#8baa8b  rgb(139, 170, 139)  hsl(120, 15%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green