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#949BB6

#949bb6 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#949bb6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 60.78% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.68% cyan, 14.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 227.65°, with 18.89% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #949bb6
  2. #b6af94

Split complementary

  1. #949bb6
  2. #b69e94
  3. #acb694

Analogous

  1. #94acb6
  2. #949bb6
  3. #9e94b6

Triadic

  1. #949bb6
  2. #b6949b
  3. #9bb694

Tetradic

  1. #949bb6
  2. #af94b6
  3. #b6af94
  4. #9bb694

Square

  1. #949bb6
  2. #b694ac
  3. #b6af94
  4. #94b69e

Monochromatic

  1. #484f69
  2. #677197
  3. #949bb6
  4. #c1c6d5
  5. #eff0f4

Shades

#949bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949bb6
  2. #858ca4
  3. #767c92
  4. #686d7f
  5. #595d6d
  6. #4a4e5b
  7. #3b3e49
  8. #2c2f37
  9. #1e1f24
  10. #0f1012
  11. #000000

Tints

#949bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949bb6
  2. #9fa5bd
  3. #a9afc5
  4. #b4b9cc
  5. #bfc3d3
  6. #cacddb
  7. #d4d7e2
  8. #dfe1e9
  9. #eaebf0
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949bb6
  2. #9298b1
  3. #9096ab
  4. #8e93a6
  5. #8c90a0
  6. #8a8e9b
  7. #888b96
  8. #868890
  9. #84858b
  10. #828385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919bb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949cb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929bb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9eab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949bb6 {
  color: #949bb6;
}
Background
.bg-949bb6 {
  background-color: #949bb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #949bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 155 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 19% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949bb6, #9e94b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 155 182 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 2.90 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.90 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.18 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.48 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.21 #6b6449 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#949bb6  rgb(148, 155, 182)  hsl(228, 19%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b6af94  rgb(182, 175, 148)  hsl(48, 19%, 65%)  Sage
#b6949b  rgb(182, 148, 155)  hsl(348, 19%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#9bb694  rgb(155, 182, 148)  hsl(108, 19%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green