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#8F8EA3

#8f8ea3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8ea3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 55.69% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.27% cyan, 12.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 242.86°, with 10.24% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #a2a38e

Split complementary

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #a3998e
  3. #97a38e

Analogous

  1. #8e97a3
  2. #8f8ea3
  3. #998ea3

Triadic

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #a38f8e
  3. #8ea38f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #a38ea2
  3. #a2a38e
  4. #8ea38f

Square

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #a38e97
  3. #a2a38e
  4. #8ea399

Monochromatic

  1. #454454
  2. #68677e
  3. #8f8ea3
  4. #b9b8c5
  5. #e3e2e8

Shades

#8f8ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #818093
  3. #727282
  4. #646372
  5. #565562
  6. #484752
  7. #393941
  8. #2b2b31
  9. #1d1c21
  10. #0e0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #9a99ac
  3. #a5a5b5
  4. #b1b0bf
  5. #bcbbc8
  6. #c7c7d1
  7. #d2d2da
  8. #dddde3
  9. #e9e8ed
  10. #f4f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8ea3
  2. #8e8da0
  3. #8c8b9c
  4. #8b8a99
  5. #898895
  6. #888792
  7. #86868e
  8. #85848b
  9. #838387
  10. #828184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8990a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898fa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b9195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8fa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d909b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8ea3 {
  color: #8f8ea3;
}
Background
.bg-8f8ea3 {
  background-color: #8f8ea3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 142 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 10% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8ea3, #998ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 142 163 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.23 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.85 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.99 #70715c Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8f8ea3  rgb(143, 142, 163)  hsl(243, 10%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#a2a38e  rgb(162, 163, 142)  hsl(63, 10%, 60%)  Sage
#a38f8e  rgb(163, 143, 142)  hsl(3, 10%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#8ea38f  rgb(142, 163, 143)  hsl(123, 10%, 60%)  Xanadu