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#8287C6

#8287c6 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8287c6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.34% cyan, 31.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 235.59°, with 37.36% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.26.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2615

Complementary

  1. #8287c6
  2. #c6c182

Split complementary

  1. #8287c6
  2. #c69f82
  3. #a9c682

Analogous

  1. #82a9c6
  2. #8287c6
  3. #9f82c6

Triadic

  1. #8287c6
  2. #c68287
  3. #87c682

Tetradic

  1. #8287c6
  2. #c182c6
  3. #c6c182
  4. #87c682

Square

  1. #8287c6
  2. #c682a9
  3. #c6c182
  4. #82c69f

Monochromatic

  1. #373c78
  2. #4f56ad
  3. #8287c6
  4. #b7b9de
  5. #ebecf6

Shades

#8287c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8287c6
  2. #757ab2
  3. #686c9e
  4. #5b5f8b
  5. #4e5177
  6. #414463
  7. #34364f
  8. #27293b
  9. #1a1b28
  10. #0d0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8287c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8287c6
  2. #8f93cc
  3. #9b9fd1
  4. #a8abd7
  5. #b4b7dd
  6. #c1c3e3
  7. #cdcfe8
  8. #dadbee
  9. #e6e7f4
  10. #f3f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8287c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8287c6
  2. #8286bf
  3. #8286b8
  4. #8185b1
  5. #8184aa
  6. #8184a3
  7. #81839c
  8. #818295
  9. #80818e
  10. #808187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70939e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8bc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7889c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #778eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8287c6 {
  color: #8287c6;
}
Background
.bg-8287c6 {
  background-color: #8287c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8287c6 {
  border: 2px solid #8287c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8287c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 135 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 37% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8287c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8287c6, #9f82c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8287c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 135 198 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.21 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.98 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.08 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.17 #7d7839 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#8287c6  rgb(130, 135, 198)  hsl(236, 37%, 64%)  Glaucous
#c6c182  rgb(198, 193, 130)  hsl(56, 37%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#c68287  rgb(198, 130, 135)  hsl(356, 37%, 64%)  Old Rose
#87c682  rgb(135, 198, 130)  hsl(116, 37%, 64%)  Pistachio