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#9799BC

#9799bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9799bc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.76°, with 21.64% saturation and 66.47% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3299

Complementary

  1. #9799bc
  2. #bcba97

Split complementary

  1. #9799bc
  2. #bca897
  3. #abbc97

Analogous

  1. #97abbc
  2. #9799bc
  3. #a897bc

Triadic

  1. #9799bc
  2. #bc9799
  3. #99bc97

Tetradic

  1. #9799bc
  2. #ba97bc
  3. #bcba97
  4. #99bc97

Square

  1. #9799bc
  2. #bc97ab
  3. #bcba97
  4. #97bca8

Monochromatic

  1. #494b71
  2. #686b9e
  3. #9799bc
  4. #c6c7da
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#9799bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9799bc
  2. #888aa9
  3. #797a96
  4. #6a6b84
  5. #5b5c71
  6. #4c4d5e
  7. #3c3d4b
  8. #2d2e38
  9. #1e1f26
  10. #0f0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9799bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9799bc
  2. #a1a3c3
  3. #acadc9
  4. #b6b8d0
  5. #c1c2d7
  6. #cbccde
  7. #d5d6e4
  8. #e0e0eb
  9. #eaebf2
  10. #f5f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9799bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9799bc
  2. #9597b6
  3. #9294b0
  4. #9092aa
  5. #8e8fa4
  6. #8c8d9e
  7. #898a98
  8. #878892
  9. #85858c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f9fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9799bc {
  color: #9799bc;
}
Background
.bg-9799bc {
  background-color: #9799bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9799bc {
  border: 2px solid #9799bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9799bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9799bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9799bc, #a897bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9799bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.48 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.73 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.73 #686643 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9799bc  rgb(151, 153, 188)  hsl(237, 22%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bcba97  rgb(188, 186, 151)  hsl(57, 22%, 66%)  Sage
#bc9799  rgb(188, 151, 153)  hsl(357, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#99bc97  rgb(153, 188, 151)  hsl(117, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green