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#8A91C8

#8a91c8 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a91c8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 56.86% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 233.23°, with 36.05% saturation and 66.27% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2982

Complementary

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #c8c18a

Split complementary

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #c8a28a
  3. #b0c88a

Analogous

  1. #8ab0c8
  2. #8a91c8
  3. #a28ac8

Triadic

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #c88a91
  3. #91c88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #c18ac8
  3. #c8c18a
  4. #91c88a

Square

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #c88ab0
  3. #c8c18a
  4. #8ac8a2

Monochromatic

  1. #3b437e
  2. #5660b0
  3. #8a91c8
  4. #bec2e0
  5. #f1f2f8

Shades

#8a91c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #7c83b4
  3. #6e74a0
  4. #61668c
  5. #535778
  6. #454964
  7. #373a50
  8. #292c3c
  9. #1c1d28
  10. #0e0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a91c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #969cce
  3. #a1a7d3
  4. #adb2d9
  5. #b9bdde
  6. #c5c8e4
  7. #d0d3e9
  8. #dcdeef
  9. #e8e9f4
  10. #f3f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a91c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a91c8
  2. #898fc1
  3. #888eba
  4. #878cb2
  5. #868aab
  6. #8589a4
  7. #84879d
  8. #838596
  9. #82838e
  10. #818287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9093ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8197ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d92c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a9ba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8595c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8292c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8197b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a91c8 {
  color: #8a91c8;
}
Background
.bg-8a91c8 {
  background-color: #8a91c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a91c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a91c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a91c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 145 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 36% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a91c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a91c8, #a28ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a91c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 145 200 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.93 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.62 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.02 #756e37 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a91c8  rgb(138, 145, 200)  hsl(233, 36%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#c8c18a  rgb(200, 193, 138)  hsl(53, 36%, 66%)  Sage
#c88a91  rgb(200, 138, 145)  hsl(353, 36%, 66%)  Puce
#91c88a  rgb(145, 200, 138)  hsl(113, 36%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green