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#9099BC

#9099bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9099bc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 227.73°, with 24.72% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3234

Complementary

  1. #9099bc
  2. #bcb390

Split complementary

  1. #9099bc
  2. #bc9d90
  3. #afbc90

Analogous

  1. #90afbc
  2. #9099bc
  3. #9d90bc

Triadic

  1. #9099bc
  2. #bc9099
  3. #99bc90

Tetradic

  1. #9099bc
  2. #b390bc
  3. #bcb390
  4. #99bc90

Square

  1. #9099bc
  2. #bc90af
  3. #bcb390
  4. #90bc9d

Monochromatic

  1. #434c70
  2. #606d9f
  3. #9099bc
  4. #c0c5d9
  5. #eff1f6

Shades

#9099bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9099bc
  2. #828aa9
  3. #737a96
  4. #656b84
  5. #565c71
  6. #484d5e
  7. #3a3d4b
  8. #2b2e38
  9. #1d1f26
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9099bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9099bc
  2. #9ba3c3
  3. #a6adc9
  4. #b1b8d0
  5. #bcc2d7
  6. #c8ccde
  7. #d3d6e4
  8. #dee0eb
  9. #e9ebf2
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9099bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9099bc
  2. #8e97b6
  3. #8d94b0
  4. #8b92aa
  5. #8a8fa4
  6. #888d9e
  7. #868a98
  8. #858892
  9. #83858c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c98bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e99bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a9dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9099bc {
  color: #9099bc;
}
Background
.bg-9099bc {
  background-color: #9099bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9099bc {
  border: 2px solid #9099bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9099bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9099bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9099bc, #9d90bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9099bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.92 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.87 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.37 #6f6643 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9099bc  rgb(144, 153, 188)  hsl(228, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#bcb390  rgb(188, 179, 144)  hsl(48, 25%, 65%)  Sage
#bc9099  rgb(188, 144, 153)  hsl(348, 25%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#99bc90  rgb(153, 188, 144)  hsl(108, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green