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#8C91C2

#8c91c2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8c91c2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.84% cyan, 25.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 234.44°, with 30.68% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #c2bd8c

Split complementary

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #c2a28c
  3. #acc28c

Analogous

  1. #8cacc2
  2. #8c91c2
  3. #a28cc2

Triadic

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #c28c91
  3. #91c28c

Tetradic

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #bd8cc2
  3. #c2bd8c
  4. #91c28c

Square

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #c28cac
  3. #c2bd8c
  4. #8cc2a2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4476
  2. #5a61a7
  3. #8c91c2
  4. #bec1dd
  5. #f0f1f7

Shades

#8c91c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #7e83af
  3. #70749b
  4. #626688
  5. #545774
  6. #464961
  7. #383a4e
  8. #2a2c3a
  9. #1c1d27
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c91c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #989cc8
  3. #a3a7ce
  4. #afb2d4
  5. #babdda
  6. #c6c8e1
  7. #d1d3e7
  8. #dddeed
  9. #e8e9f3
  10. #f4f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c91c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c91c2
  2. #8b8fbb
  3. #8a8eb5
  4. #888cae
  5. #878aa8
  6. #8689a1
  7. #85879a
  8. #848594
  9. #82838d
  10. #818287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9193a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8396c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8092c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8794c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8592c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8496b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c91c2 {
  color: #8c91c2;
}
Background
.bg-8c91c2 {
  background-color: #8c91c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c91c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8c91c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c91c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 145 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 31% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c91c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c91c2, #a28cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c91c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 145 194 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.75 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.64 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.16 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.16 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.26 #736e3d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8c91c2  rgb(140, 145, 194)  hsl(234, 31%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#c2bd8c  rgb(194, 189, 140)  hsl(54, 31%, 65%)  Sage
#c28c91  rgb(194, 140, 145)  hsl(354, 31%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#91c28c  rgb(145, 194, 140)  hsl(114, 31%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green