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#9D9DB7

#9d9db7 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9d9db7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 61.57% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.21% cyan, 14.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 15.29% saturation and 66.67% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.347

Complementary

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #b7b79d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #b7aa9d
  3. #aab79d

Analogous

  1. #9daab7
  2. #9d9db7
  3. #aa9db7

Triadic

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #b79d9d
  3. #9db79d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #b79db7
  3. #b7b79d
  4. #9db79d

Square

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #b79daa
  3. #b7b79d
  4. #9db7aa

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4f6c
  2. #717197
  3. #9d9db7
  4. #c9c9d7
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#9d9db7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #8d8da5
  3. #7e7e92
  4. #6e6e80
  5. #5e5e6e
  6. #4f4f5c
  7. #3f3f49
  8. #2f2f37
  9. #1f1f25
  10. #101012
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9db7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #a7a7be
  3. #b1b1c5
  4. #babacd
  5. #c4c4d4
  6. #cecedb
  7. #d8d8e2
  8. #e2e2e9
  9. #ebebf1
  10. #f5f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9db7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9db7
  2. #9a9ab2
  3. #9797ac
  4. #9494a7
  5. #9191a1
  6. #8f8f9c
  7. #8c8c96
  8. #898991
  9. #86868b
  10. #838386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9ea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a0b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969eb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98a1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999fb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999eb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9aa0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9db7 {
  color: #9d9db7;
}
Background
.bg-9d9db7 {
  background-color: #9d9db7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9db7 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9db7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9db7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 157 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 15% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9db7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9db7, #aa9db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9db7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 157 183 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.93 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.29 #626248 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9d9db7  rgb(157, 157, 183)  hsl(240, 15%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#b7b79d  rgb(183, 183, 157)  hsl(60, 15%, 67%)  Sage
#b79d9d  rgb(183, 157, 157)  hsl(0, 15%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#9db79d  rgb(157, 183, 157)  hsl(120, 15%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green