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#9894CD

#9894cd ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9894cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 58.04% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.85% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 244.21°, with 36.31% saturation and 69.22% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3226

Complementary

  1. #9894cd
  2. #c9cd94

Split complementary

  1. #9894cd
  2. #cdb594
  3. #adcd94

Analogous

  1. #94adcd
  2. #9894cd
  3. #b594cd

Triadic

  1. #9894cd
  2. #cd9894
  3. #94cd98

Tetradic

  1. #9894cd
  2. #cd94c9
  3. #c9cd94
  4. #94cd98

Square

  1. #9894cd
  2. #cd94ad
  3. #c9cd94
  4. #94cdb5

Monochromatic

  1. #454088
  2. #6660b5
  3. #9894cd
  4. #cac8e5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#9894cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9894cd
  2. #8985b9
  3. #7a76a4
  4. #6a6890
  5. #5b597b
  6. #4c4a67
  7. #3d3b52
  8. #2e2c3e
  9. #1e1e29
  10. #0f0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9894cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9894cd
  2. #a29fd2
  3. #ada9d7
  4. #b7b4dc
  5. #c1bfe1
  6. #cccae6
  7. #d6d4eb
  8. #e0dff0
  9. #eaeaf5
  10. #f5f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9894cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9894cd
  2. #9692c5
  3. #9390be
  4. #918eb6
  5. #8e8cae
  6. #8c8aa7
  7. #8a889f
  8. #878697
  9. #85848f
  10. #828288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9998b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8498cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c9ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d98ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c97cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9894cd {
  color: #9894cd;
}
Background
.bg-9894cd {
  background-color: #9894cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9894cd {
  border: 2px solid #9894cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9894cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 148 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 36% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9894cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9894cd, #b594cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9894cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 148 205 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.08 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.36 #676b32 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9894cd  rgb(152, 148, 205)  hsl(244, 36%, 69%)  Cool Gray
#c9cd94  rgb(201, 205, 148)  hsl(64, 36%, 69%)  Sage
#cd9894  rgb(205, 152, 148)  hsl(4, 36%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#94cd98  rgb(148, 205, 152)  hsl(124, 36%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green