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#8D99BC

#8d99bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8d99bc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.68°, with 25.97% saturation and 64.51% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3208

Complementary

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #bcb08d

Split complementary

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #bc988d
  3. #b1bc8d

Analogous

  1. #8db1bc
  2. #8d99bc
  3. #988dbc

Triadic

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #bc8d99
  3. #99bc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #b08dbc
  3. #bcb08d
  4. #99bc8d

Square

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #bc8db1
  3. #bcb08d
  4. #8dbc98

Monochromatic

  1. #414d6f
  2. #5d6e9f
  3. #8d99bc
  4. #bdc4d8
  5. #edeff5

Shades

#8d99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #7f8aa9
  3. #717a96
  4. #636b84
  5. #555c71
  6. #474d5e
  7. #383d4b
  8. #2a2e38
  9. #1c1f26
  10. #0e0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #98a3c3
  3. #a4adc9
  4. #afb8d0
  5. #bbc2d7
  6. #c6ccde
  7. #d1d6e4
  8. #dde0eb
  9. #e8ebf2
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d99bc
  2. #8c97b6
  3. #8a94b0
  4. #8992aa
  5. #888fa4
  6. #878d9e
  7. #858a98
  8. #848892
  9. #83858c
  10. #818386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9599a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b98bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81a0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c98bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d99bc {
  color: #8d99bc;
}
Background
.bg-8d99bc {
  background-color: #8d99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d99bc {
  border: 2px solid #8d99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 26% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d99bc, #988dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.90 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.06 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.39 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.71 #726643 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8d99bc  rgb(141, 153, 188)  hsl(225, 26%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#bcb08d  rgb(188, 176, 141)  hsl(45, 26%, 65%)  Ecru
#bc8d99  rgb(188, 141, 153)  hsl(345, 26%, 65%)  Puce
#99bc8d  rgb(153, 188, 141)  hsl(105, 26%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green