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#949BBB

#949bbb ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#949bbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.86% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.23°, with 22.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3333

Complementary

  1. #949bbb
  2. #bbb494

Split complementary

  1. #949bbb
  2. #bba194
  3. #afbb94

Analogous

  1. #94afbb
  2. #949bbb
  3. #a194bb

Triadic

  1. #949bbb
  2. #bb949b
  3. #9bbb94

Tetradic

  1. #949bbb
  2. #b494bb
  3. #bbb494
  4. #9bbb94

Square

  1. #949bbb
  2. #bb94af
  3. #bbb494
  4. #94bba1

Monochromatic

  1. #474e6f
  2. #656f9d
  3. #949bbb
  4. #c3c7d9
  5. #f2f2f6

Shades

#949bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949bbb
  2. #858ca8
  3. #767c96
  4. #686d83
  5. #595d70
  6. #4a4e5e
  7. #3b3e4b
  8. #2c2f38
  9. #1e1f25
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#949bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949bbb
  2. #9fa5c2
  3. #a9afc9
  4. #b4b9cf
  5. #bfc3d6
  6. #cacddd
  7. #d4d7e4
  8. #dfe1eb
  9. #eaebf1
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949bbb
  2. #9298b5
  3. #9096af
  4. #8e93a9
  5. #8c90a3
  6. #8a8e9e
  7. #888b98
  8. #868892
  9. #84858c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ba1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949bbb {
  color: #949bbb;
}
Background
.bg-949bbb {
  background-color: #949bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949bbb {
  border: 2px solid #949bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 155 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949bbb, #a194bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 155 187 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.01 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.19 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.19 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.50 #6b6444 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#949bbb  rgb(148, 155, 187)  hsl(229, 22%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bbb494  rgb(187, 180, 148)  hsl(49, 22%, 66%)  Sage
#bb949b  rgb(187, 148, 155)  hsl(349, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#9bbb94  rgb(155, 187, 148)  hsl(109, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green