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#918FAD

#918fad ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#918fad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 56.08% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.18% cyan, 17.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 244°, with 15.46% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2868

Complementary

  1. #918fad
  2. #abad8f

Split complementary

  1. #918fad
  2. #ada08f
  3. #9cad8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9cad
  2. #918fad
  3. #a08fad

Triadic

  1. #918fad
  2. #ad918f
  3. #8fad91

Tetradic

  1. #918fad
  2. #ad8fab
  3. #abad8f
  4. #8fad91

Square

  1. #918fad
  2. #ad8f9c
  3. #abad8f
  4. #8fada0

Monochromatic

  1. #47455e
  2. #68658a
  3. #918fad
  4. #bcbbcd
  5. #e8e7ee

Shades

#918fad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #918fad
  2. #83819c
  3. #74728a
  4. #666479
  5. #575668
  6. #494857
  7. #3a3945
  8. #2c2b34
  9. #1d1d23
  10. #0f0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#918fad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #918fad
  2. #9c9ab5
  3. #a7a5bd
  4. #b2b1c6
  5. #bdbcce
  6. #c8c7d6
  7. #d3d2de
  8. #dedde6
  9. #e9e9ef
  10. #f4f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#918fad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #918fad
  2. #8f8ea9
  3. #8e8ca4
  4. #8c8ba0
  5. #8a899b
  6. #898897
  7. #878692
  8. #85858e
  9. #838389
  10. #828285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92919d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8893ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8891ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b9499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c91ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c90ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e92a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-918fad {
  color: #918fad;
}
Background
.bg-918fad {
  background-color: #918fad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-918fad {
  border: 2px solid #918fad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #918fad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 143 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 15% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-918fad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #918fad, #a08fad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-918fad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 143 173 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.14 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.89 #6e7052 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#918fad  rgb(145, 143, 173)  hsl(244, 15%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#abad8f  rgb(171, 173, 143)  hsl(64, 15%, 62%)  Sage
#ad918f  rgb(173, 145, 143)  hsl(4, 15%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#8fad91  rgb(143, 173, 145)  hsl(124, 15%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green