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#9498AA

#9498aa ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9498aa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 59.61% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.94% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 11.46% saturation and 62.35% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3165

Complementary

  1. #9498aa
  2. #aaa694

Split complementary

  1. #9498aa
  2. #aa9b94
  3. #a3aa94

Analogous

  1. #94a3aa
  2. #9498aa
  3. #9b94aa

Triadic

  1. #9498aa
  2. #aa9498
  3. #98aa94

Tetradic

  1. #9498aa
  2. #a694aa
  3. #aaa694
  4. #98aa94

Square

  1. #9498aa
  2. #aa94a3
  3. #aaa694
  4. #94aa9b

Monochromatic

  1. #494c5c
  2. #6b7087
  3. #9498aa
  4. #bfc1cc
  5. #e9eaee

Shades

#9498aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9498aa
  2. #858999
  3. #767a88
  4. #686a77
  5. #595b66
  6. #4a4c55
  7. #3b3d44
  8. #2c2e33
  9. #1e1e22
  10. #0f0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9498aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9498aa
  2. #9fa2b3
  3. #a9adbb
  4. #b4b7c4
  5. #bfc1cc
  6. #caccd5
  7. #d4d6dd
  8. #dfe0e6
  9. #eaeaee
  10. #f4f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9498aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9498aa
  2. #9296a6
  3. #9093a2
  4. #8e919d
  5. #8c8e99
  6. #8a8c95
  7. #888a91
  8. #86878d
  9. #848588
  10. #828284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9798a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9399ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9298aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f9b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9499ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9398aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9498aa {
  color: #9498aa;
}
Background
.bg-9498aa {
  background-color: #9498aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9498aa {
  border: 2px solid #9498aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9498aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 152 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 11% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9498aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9498aa, #9b94aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9498aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 152 170 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.51 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.78 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.78 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.84 #6b6755 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9498aa  rgb(148, 152, 170)  hsl(229, 11%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#aaa694  rgb(170, 166, 148)  hsl(49, 11%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#aa9498  rgb(170, 148, 152)  hsl(349, 11%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#98aa94  rgb(152, 170, 148)  hsl(109, 11%, 62%)  Ash Gray