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#8F97BB

#8f97bb ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8f97bb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 59.22% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.53% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 24.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3156

Complementary

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #bbb38f

Split complementary

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #bb9d8f
  3. #adbb8f

Analogous

  1. #8fadbb
  2. #8f97bb
  3. #9d8fbb

Triadic

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #bb8f97
  3. #97bb8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #b38fbb
  3. #bbb38f
  4. #97bb8f

Square

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #bb8fad
  3. #bbb38f
  4. #8fbb9d

Monochromatic

  1. #434b6e
  2. #606b9e
  3. #8f97bb
  4. #bfc3d8
  5. #eeeff5

Shades

#8f97bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #8188a8
  3. #727996
  4. #646a83
  5. #565b70
  6. #484c5e
  7. #393c4b
  8. #2b2d38
  9. #1d1e25
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f97bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #9aa1c2
  3. #a5acc9
  4. #b1b6cf
  5. #bcc1d6
  6. #c7cbdd
  7. #d2d5e4
  8. #dde0eb
  9. #e9eaf1
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f97bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f97bb
  2. #8e95b5
  3. #8c92af
  4. #8b90a9
  5. #898ea3
  6. #888c9e
  7. #868998
  8. #858792
  9. #83858c
  10. #828286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9598a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9abd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a97ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e99bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c97ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f97bb {
  color: #8f97bb;
}
Background
.bg-8f97bb {
  background-color: #8f97bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f97bb {
  border: 2px solid #8f97bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f97bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 151 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f97bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f97bb, #9d8fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f97bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 151 187 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.54 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.94 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.94 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.71 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.21 #706844 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8f97bb  rgb(143, 151, 187)  hsl(229, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#bbb38f  rgb(187, 179, 143)  hsl(49, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#bb8f97  rgb(187, 143, 151)  hsl(349, 24%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#97bb8f  rgb(151, 187, 143)  hsl(109, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green