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#97A0B4

#97a0b4 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97a0b4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 62.75% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.11% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 16.2% saturation and 64.9% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3502

Complementary

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #b4ab97

Split complementary

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #b49c97
  3. #aeb497

Analogous

  1. #97aeb4
  2. #97a0b4
  3. #9c97b4

Triadic

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #b497a0
  3. #a0b497

Tetradic

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #ab97b4
  3. #b4ab97
  4. #a0b497

Square

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #b497ae
  3. #b4ab97
  4. #97b49c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5467
  2. #6b7794
  3. #97a0b4
  4. #c3c9d4
  5. #f0f1f4

Shades

#97a0b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #8890a2
  3. #798090
  4. #6a707e
  5. #5b606c
  6. #4c505a
  7. #3c4048
  8. #2d3036
  9. #1e2024
  10. #0f1012
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a0b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #a1aabc
  3. #acb3c3
  4. #b6bdcb
  5. #c1c6d2
  6. #cbd0da
  7. #d5d9e1
  8. #e0e3e9
  9. #eaecf0
  10. #f5f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a0b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a0b4
  2. #959daf
  3. #929aaa
  4. #9096a4
  5. #8e939f
  6. #8c909a
  7. #898d95
  8. #878a90
  9. #85868a
  10. #828385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa1b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989fb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90a4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a1b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979fb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93a2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a0b4 {
  color: #97a0b4;
}
Background
.bg-97a0b4 {
  background-color: #97a0b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a0b4 {
  border: 2px solid #97a0b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a0b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 160 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a0b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a0b4, #9c97b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a0b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 160 180 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.52 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.56 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.34 #685f4b Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#97a0b4  rgb(151, 160, 180)  hsl(221, 16%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b4ab97  rgb(180, 171, 151)  hsl(41, 16%, 65%)  Ecru
#b497a0  rgb(180, 151, 160)  hsl(341, 16%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a0b497  rgb(160, 180, 151)  hsl(101, 16%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green