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Cobalt Tone Faint

Blue · Hue 220
Hex
#8F96A3
RGB
rgb(143, 150, 163)
HSL
hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3:1Fail
on black
7.1:1AA
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About this color

Cobalt Tone Faint (#8F96A3) belongs to the blue family — hue 220°, 10% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cobalt-tone-faint: #8F96A3;
  --colorarchive-cobalt-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(220, 10%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-cobalt-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(143, 150, 163);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Cobalt Silk Faint
#A5ABB6 · hsl(220, 10%, 68%)
Darker companion
Cobalt Radiant Faint
#7E8695 · hsl(220, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Amethyst Tone Faint
#918FA3 · hsl(245, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Azure Tone Faint
#8F9CA3 · hsl(200, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Garnet Tone Faint
#A38F96 · hsl(340, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Moss Tone Faint
#96A38F · hsl(100, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Ruby Tone Faint
#A3928F · hsl(10, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Honey Tone Faint
#A0A38F · hsl(70, 10%, 60%)
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Base: Cobalt Tone Faint #8F96A3
Lighter companion: Cobalt Silk Faint #A5ABB6
Darker companion: Cobalt Radiant Faint #7E8695
Complementary counterpoint: Apricot Tone Faint #A39C8F
Analogous lead: Amethyst Tone Faint #918FA3
Analogous echo: Azure Tone Faint #8F9CA3
Triadic +120°: Garnet Tone Faint #A38F96
Triadic +240°: Moss Tone Faint #96A38F
Split-comp +150°: Ruby Tone Faint #A3928F
Split-comp +210°: Honey Tone Faint #A0A38F

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Cobalt Tone Muted
#8793AB · hsl(220, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Radiant Faint
#7E8695 · hsl(220, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Silk Faint
#A5ABB6 · hsl(220, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Tone Dust
#7E90B4 · hsl(220, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Radiant Muted
#75839F · hsl(220, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Core Faint
#6E7687 · hsl(220, 10%, 48%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA5.1:1
Apricot Ink Faint
#272520
AA5.1:1
Apricot Ink Muted
#2A261D
AA5:1
Apricot Ink Dust
#2D271A
AA4.9:1
Apricot Ink Soft
#302818
AA4.7:1
Apricot Ink Clear
#372A10
AA4.5:1
Apricot Ink Vivid
#3E2D09

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#92919F
Protanopia
#9292A0
Tritanopia
#8F9E9D
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