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#8287C3

#8287c3 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8287c3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 52.94% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 35.14% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.33.

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Relative luminance0.2601

Complementary

  1. #8287c3
  2. #c3be82

Split complementary

  1. #8287c3
  2. #c39e82
  3. #a8c382

Analogous

  1. #82a8c3
  2. #8287c3
  3. #9e82c3

Triadic

  1. #8287c3
  2. #c38287
  3. #87c382

Tetradic

  1. #8287c3
  2. #be82c3
  3. #c3be82
  4. #87c382

Square

  1. #8287c3
  2. #c382a8
  3. #c3be82
  4. #82c39e

Monochromatic

  1. #383c74
  2. #5157a8
  3. #8287c3
  4. #b6b9dc
  5. #e9eaf5

Shades

#8287c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8287c3
  2. #757ab0
  3. #686c9c
  4. #5b5f89
  5. #4e5175
  6. #414462
  7. #34364e
  8. #27293b
  9. #1a1b27
  10. #0d0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8287c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8287c3
  2. #8f93c9
  3. #9b9fcf
  4. #a8abd5
  5. #b4b7db
  6. #c1c3e1
  7. #cdcfe7
  8. #dadbed
  9. #e6e7f3
  10. #f3f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8287c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8287c3
  2. #8286bc
  3. #8286b6
  4. #8185af
  5. #8184a8
  6. #8184a2
  7. #81839b
  8. #818294
  9. #80818d
  10. #808187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #758ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7189c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71929c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8bc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7888c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #788ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8287c3 {
  color: #8287c3;
}
Background
.bg-8287c3 {
  background-color: #8287c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8287c3 {
  border: 2px solid #8287c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8287c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 135 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 35% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8287c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8287c3, #9e82c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8287c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 135 195 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.81 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.23 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.19 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.19 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.49 #7d783c Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Glaucous
#8287c3  rgb(130, 135, 195)  hsl(235, 35%, 64%)  Glaucous
#c3be82  rgb(195, 190, 130)  hsl(55, 35%, 64%)  Sage
#c38287  rgb(195, 130, 135)  hsl(355, 35%, 64%)  Old Rose
#87c382  rgb(135, 195, 130)  hsl(115, 35%, 64%)  Pistachio