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#A2A2B9

#a2a2b9 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2a2b9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 63.53% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.43% cyan, 12.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 14.11% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3702

Complementary

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #b9b9a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #b9aea2
  3. #aeb9a2

Analogous

  1. #a2aeb9
  2. #a2a2b9
  3. #aea2b9

Triadic

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #b9a2a2
  3. #a2b9a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #b9a2b9
  3. #b9b9a2
  4. #a2b9a2

Square

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #b9a2ae
  3. #b9b9a2
  4. #a2b9ae

Monochromatic

  1. #53536f
  2. #767698
  3. #a2a2b9
  4. #ceceda
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#a2a2b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #9292a7
  3. #828294
  4. #717182
  5. #61616f
  6. #51515d
  7. #41414a
  8. #313138
  9. #202025
  10. #101013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a2b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #ababc0
  3. #b5b5c7
  4. #bebece
  5. #c7c7d5
  6. #d1d1dc
  7. #dadae3
  8. #e3e3ea
  9. #ececf1
  10. #f6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a2b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a2b9
  2. #9f9fb3
  3. #9b9bae
  4. #9898a8
  5. #9494a2
  6. #91919d
  7. #8e8e97
  8. #8a8a91
  9. #87878b
  10. #838386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a3ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da4ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca3b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa3ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa3b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a2b9 {
  color: #a2a2b9;
}
Background
.bg-a2a2b9 {
  background-color: #a2a2b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a2b9 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a2b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a2b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 162 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a2b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a2b9, #aea2b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a2b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 162 185 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.97 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.09 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.59 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.85 #5d5d46 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#a2a2b9  rgb(162, 162, 185)  hsl(240, 14%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#b9b9a2  rgb(185, 185, 162)  hsl(60, 14%, 68%)  Sage
#b9a2a2  rgb(185, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 14%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a2b9a2  rgb(162, 185, 162)  hsl(120, 14%, 68%)  Opal