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#8599BC

#8599bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8599bc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.26% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 29.1% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.314

Complementary

  1. #8599bc
  2. #bca885

Split complementary

  1. #8599bc
  2. #bc8c85
  3. #b4bc85

Analogous

  1. #85b4bc
  2. #8599bc
  3. #8c85bc

Triadic

  1. #8599bc
  2. #bc8599
  3. #99bc85

Tetradic

  1. #8599bc
  2. #a885bc
  3. #bca885
  4. #99bc85

Square

  1. #8599bc
  2. #bc85b4
  3. #bca885
  4. #85bc8c

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4d6c
  2. #57719e
  3. #8599bc
  4. #b6c2d7
  5. #e8ecf2

Shades

#8599bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8599bc
  2. #788aa9
  3. #6a7a96
  4. #5d6b84
  5. #505c71
  6. #434d5e
  7. #353d4b
  8. #282e38
  9. #1b1f26
  10. #0d0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8599bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8599bc
  2. #91a3c3
  3. #9dadc9
  4. #aab8d0
  5. #b6c2d7
  6. #c2ccde
  7. #ced6e4
  8. #dae0eb
  9. #e7ebf2
  10. #f3f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8599bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8599bc
  2. #8597b6
  3. #8494b0
  4. #8492aa
  5. #838fa4
  6. #838d9e
  7. #828a98
  8. #828892
  9. #81858c
  10. #818386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9198a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8896bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8797bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8599bc {
  color: #8599bc;
}
Background
.bg-8599bc {
  background-color: #8599bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8599bc {
  border: 2px solid #8599bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8599bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8599bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8599bc, #8c85bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8599bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.62 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.58 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.78 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.78 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.34 #7a6643 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8599bc  rgb(133, 153, 188)  hsl(218, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#bca885  rgb(188, 168, 133)  hsl(38, 29%, 63%)  Tan
#bc8599  rgb(188, 133, 153)  hsl(338, 29%, 63%)  Puce
#99bc85  rgb(153, 188, 133)  hsl(98, 29%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green