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#8C8AAA

#8c8aaa ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8c8aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 15.84% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #a8aa8a

Split complementary

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #aa9c8a
  3. #98aa8a

Analogous

  1. #8a98aa
  2. #8c8aaa
  3. #9c8aaa

Triadic

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #aa8c8a
  3. #8aaa8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #aa8aa8
  3. #a8aa8a
  4. #8aaa8c

Square

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #aa8a98
  3. #a8aa8a
  4. #8aaa9c

Monochromatic

  1. #43415a
  2. #646186
  3. #8c8aaa
  4. #b8b6ca
  5. #e3e3ea

Shades

#8c8aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #7e7c99
  3. #706e88
  4. #626177
  5. #545366
  6. #464555
  7. #383744
  8. #2a2933
  9. #1c1c22
  10. #0e0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c8aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #9896b3
  3. #a3a1bb
  4. #afadc4
  5. #bab9cc
  6. #c6c5d5
  7. #d1d0dd
  8. #dddce6
  9. #e8e8ee
  10. #f4f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c8aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c8aaa
  2. #8b89a6
  3. #8a88a2
  4. #88879d
  5. #878699
  6. #868595
  7. #858491
  8. #84838d
  9. #828288
  10. #818184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838eab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868cab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c8aaa {
  color: #8c8aaa;
}
Background
.bg-8c8aaa {
  background-color: #8c8aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c8aaa {
  border: 2px solid #8c8aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c8aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 16% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c8aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c8aaa, #9c8aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c8aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.69 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.38 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.47 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.73 #737555 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8c8aaa  rgb(140, 138, 170)  hsl(244, 16%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#a8aa8a  rgb(168, 170, 138)  hsl(64, 16%, 60%)  Sage
#aa8c8a  rgb(170, 140, 138)  hsl(4, 16%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#8aaa8c  rgb(138, 170, 140)  hsl(124, 16%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green