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#949FBD

#949fbd ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#949fbd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 62.35% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.69% cyan, 15.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.9°, with 23.7% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3477

Complementary

  1. #949fbd
  2. #bdb294

Split complementary

  1. #949fbd
  2. #bd9e94
  3. #b4bd94

Analogous

  1. #94b4bd
  2. #949fbd
  3. #9e94bd

Triadic

  1. #949fbd
  2. #bd949f
  3. #9fbd94

Tetradic

  1. #949fbd
  2. #b294bd
  3. #bdb294
  4. #9fbd94

Square

  1. #949fbd
  2. #bd94b4
  3. #bdb294
  4. #94bd9e

Monochromatic

  1. #465272
  2. #6575a0
  3. #949fbd
  4. #c3c9da
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#949fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949fbd
  2. #858faa
  3. #767f97
  4. #686f84
  5. #595f71
  6. #4a505f
  7. #3b404c
  8. #2c3039
  9. #1e2026
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#949fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949fbd
  2. #9fa9c4
  3. #a9b2ca
  4. #b4bcd1
  5. #bfc5d7
  6. #cacfde
  7. #d4d9e5
  8. #dfe2eb
  9. #eaecf2
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949fbd
  2. #929cb7
  3. #9099b1
  4. #8e96ab
  5. #8c93a5
  6. #8a909f
  7. #888c98
  8. #868992
  9. #84868c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a1be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aa5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95a0be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949fbd {
  color: #949fbd;
}
Background
.bg-949fbd {
  background-color: #949fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949fbd {
  border: 2px solid #949fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 159 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 24% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949fbd, #9e94bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 159 189 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.66 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.45 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.46 #6b6042 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#949fbd  rgb(148, 159, 189)  hsl(224, 24%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bdb294  rgb(189, 178, 148)  hsl(44, 24%, 66%)  Ecru
#bd949f  rgb(189, 148, 159)  hsl(344, 24%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#9fbd94  rgb(159, 189, 148)  hsl(104, 24%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green