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#9898B2

#9898b2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9898b2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 59.61% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 14.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #9898b2
  2. #b2b298

Split complementary

  1. #9898b2
  2. #b2a598
  3. #a5b298

Analogous

  1. #98a5b2
  2. #9898b2
  3. #a598b2

Triadic

  1. #9898b2
  2. #b29898
  3. #98b298

Tetradic

  1. #9898b2
  2. #b298b2
  3. #b2b298
  4. #98b298

Square

  1. #9898b2
  2. #b298a5
  3. #b2b298
  4. #98b2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4c65
  2. #6c6c91
  3. #9898b2
  4. #c4c4d3
  5. #f0f0f3

Shades

#9898b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9898b2
  2. #8989a0
  3. #7a7a8e
  4. #6a6a7d
  5. #5b5b6b
  6. #4c4c59
  7. #3d3d47
  8. #2e2e35
  9. #1e1e24
  10. #0f0f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9898b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9898b2
  2. #a2a2ba
  3. #adadc1
  4. #b7b7c9
  5. #c1c1d1
  6. #ccccd9
  7. #d6d6e0
  8. #e0e0e8
  9. #eaeaf0
  10. #f5f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9898b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9898b2
  2. #9696ad
  3. #9393a8
  4. #9191a3
  5. #8e8e9e
  6. #8c8c99
  7. #8a8a94
  8. #87878f
  9. #85858a
  10. #828285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9999a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929bb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9199b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949ab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9499b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #959ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9898b2 {
  color: #9898b2;
}
Background
.bg-9898b2 {
  background-color: #9898b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9898b2 {
  border: 2px solid #9898b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9898b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 152 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9898b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9898b2, #a598b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9898b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 152 178 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.52 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.67 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.36 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.79 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.79 #67674d Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9898b2  rgb(152, 152, 178)  hsl(240, 14%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b2b298  rgb(178, 178, 152)  hsl(60, 14%, 65%)  Sage
#b29898  rgb(178, 152, 152)  hsl(0, 14%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#98b298  rgb(152, 178, 152)  hsl(120, 14%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green