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#949DBC

#949dbc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#949dbc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 61.57% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.28% cyan, 16.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 226.5°, with 22.99% saturation and 65.88% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3404

Complementary

  1. #949dbc
  2. #bcb394

Split complementary

  1. #949dbc
  2. #bc9f94
  3. #b1bc94

Analogous

  1. #94b1bc
  2. #949dbc
  3. #9f94bc

Triadic

  1. #949dbc
  2. #bc949d
  3. #9dbc94

Tetradic

  1. #949dbc
  2. #b394bc
  3. #bcb394
  4. #9dbc94

Square

  1. #949dbc
  2. #bc94b1
  3. #bcb394
  4. #94bc9f

Monochromatic

  1. #465071
  2. #65729f
  3. #949dbc
  4. #c3c8d9
  5. #f2f3f7

Shades

#949dbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949dbc
  2. #858da9
  3. #767e96
  4. #686e84
  5. #595e71
  6. #4a4f5e
  7. #3b3f4b
  8. #2c2f38
  9. #1e1f26
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#949dbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949dbc
  2. #9fa7c3
  3. #a9b1c9
  4. #b4bad0
  5. #bfc4d7
  6. #cacede
  7. #d4d8e4
  8. #dfe2eb
  9. #eaebf2
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949dbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949dbc
  2. #929ab6
  3. #9097b0
  4. #8e94aa
  5. #8c91a4
  6. #8a8f9e
  7. #888c98
  8. #868992
  9. #84868c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919cbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aa3a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea0b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949dbc {
  color: #949dbc;
}
Background
.bg-949dbc {
  background-color: #949dbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949dbc {
  border: 2px solid #949dbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949dbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 157 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949dbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949dbc, #9f94bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949dbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 157 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.86 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.89 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.89 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.62 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.10 #6b6243 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#949dbc  rgb(148, 157, 188)  hsl(227, 23%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bcb394  rgb(188, 179, 148)  hsl(47, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#bc949d  rgb(188, 148, 157)  hsl(347, 23%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#9dbc94  rgb(157, 188, 148)  hsl(107, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green