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#8B93A7

#8b93a7 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8b93a7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 57.65% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.77% cyan, 11.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 13.73% saturation and 60% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2915

Complementary

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #a79f8b

Split complementary

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #a7918b
  3. #a1a78b

Analogous

  1. #8ba1a7
  2. #8b93a7
  3. #918ba7

Triadic

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #a78b93
  3. #93a78b

Tetradic

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #9f8ba7
  3. #a79f8b
  4. #93a78b

Square

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #a78ba1
  3. #a79f8b
  4. #8ba791

Monochromatic

  1. #424857
  2. #636c83
  3. #8b93a7
  4. #b6bbc8
  5. #e2e4e9

Shades

#8b93a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #7d8496
  3. #6f7686
  4. #616775
  5. #535864
  6. #464a54
  7. #383b43
  8. #2a2c32
  9. #1c1d21
  10. #0e0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b93a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #979eb0
  3. #a2a9b9
  4. #aeb3c1
  5. #b9beca
  6. #c5c9d3
  7. #d1d4dc
  8. #dcdfe5
  9. #e8e9ed
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b93a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b93a7
  2. #8a91a3
  3. #898f9f
  4. #888d9b
  5. #878b97
  6. #868a94
  7. #848890
  8. #83868c
  9. #828488
  10. #818284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90939b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d94a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b92a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c94a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b92a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87959f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b93a7 {
  color: #8b93a7;
}
Background
.bg-8b93a7 {
  background-color: #8b93a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b93a7 {
  border: 2px solid #8b93a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b93a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 147 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 14% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b93a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b93a7, #918ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b93a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 147 167 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 2.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.49 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.49 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.74 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.72 #746c58 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8b93a7  rgb(139, 147, 167)  hsl(223, 14%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#a79f8b  rgb(167, 159, 139)  hsl(43, 14%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#a78b93  rgb(167, 139, 147)  hsl(343, 14%, 60%)  Rose Quartz
#93a78b  rgb(147, 167, 139)  hsl(103, 14%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green