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#8A99BC

#8a99bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a99bc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 27.17% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3182

Complementary

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #bcad8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #bc948a
  3. #b2bc8a

Analogous

  1. #8ab2bc
  2. #8a99bc
  3. #948abc

Triadic

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #bc8a99
  3. #99bc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #ad8abc
  3. #bcad8a
  4. #99bc8a

Square

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #bc8ab2
  3. #bcad8a
  4. #8abc94

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4d6e
  2. #5b6f9f
  3. #8a99bc
  4. #bbc3d8
  5. #ebeef4

Shades

#8a99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #7c8aa9
  3. #6e7a96
  4. #616b84
  5. #535c71
  6. #454d5e
  7. #373d4b
  8. #292e38
  9. #1c1f26
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #96a3c3
  3. #a1adc9
  4. #adb8d0
  5. #b9c2d7
  6. #c5ccde
  7. #d0d6e4
  8. #dce0eb
  9. #e8ebf2
  10. #f3f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a99bc
  2. #8997b6
  3. #8894b0
  4. #8792aa
  5. #868fa4
  6. #858d9e
  7. #848a98
  8. #838892
  9. #82858c
  10. #818386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9399a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a97bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7da0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a98bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a99bc {
  color: #8a99bc;
}
Background
.bg-8a99bc {
  background-color: #8a99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a99bc {
  border: 2px solid #8a99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a99bc, #948abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.57 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.36 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.61 #756643 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a99bc  rgb(138, 153, 188)  hsl(222, 27%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#bcad8a  rgb(188, 173, 138)  hsl(42, 27%, 64%)  Ecru
#bc8a99  rgb(188, 138, 153)  hsl(342, 27%, 64%)  Puce
#99bc8a  rgb(153, 188, 138)  hsl(102, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green