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#8287C8

#8287c8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8287c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 235.71°, with 38.89% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.23.

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Relative luminance0.2624

Complementary

  1. #8287c8
  2. #c8c382

Split complementary

  1. #8287c8
  2. #c8a082
  3. #aac882

Analogous

  1. #82aac8
  2. #8287c8
  3. #a082c8

Triadic

  1. #8287c8
  2. #c88287
  3. #87c882

Tetradic

  1. #8287c8
  2. #c382c8
  3. #c8c382
  4. #87c882

Square

  1. #8287c8
  2. #c882aa
  3. #c8c382
  4. #82c8a0

Monochromatic

  1. #363b7b
  2. #4d55b0
  3. #8287c8
  4. #b7badf
  5. #ecedf7

Shades

#8287c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8287c8
  2. #757ab4
  3. #686ca0
  4. #5b5f8c
  5. #4e5178
  6. #414464
  7. #343650
  8. #27293c
  9. #1a1b28
  10. #0d0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8287c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8287c8
  2. #8f93ce
  3. #9b9fd3
  4. #a8abd9
  5. #b4b7de
  6. #c1c3e4
  7. #cdcfe9
  8. #dadbef
  9. #e6e7f4
  10. #f3f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8287c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8287c8
  2. #8286c1
  3. #8286ba
  4. #8185b2
  5. #8184ab
  6. #8184a4
  7. #81839d
  8. #818296
  9. #80818e
  10. #808187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f939e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798cca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7789c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #778fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8287c8 {
  color: #8287c8;
}
Background
.bg-8287c8 {
  background-color: #8287c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8287c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8287c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8287c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 39% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8287c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8287c8, #a082c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8287c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.23 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.01 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.01 #7d7837 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#8287c8  rgb(130, 135, 200)  hsl(236, 39%, 65%)  Glaucous
#c8c382  rgb(200, 195, 130)  hsl(56, 39%, 65%)  Dark Khaki
#c88287  rgb(200, 130, 135)  hsl(356, 39%, 65%)  Old Rose
#87c882  rgb(135, 200, 130)  hsl(116, 39%, 65%)  Pistachio