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#8293CC

#8293cc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8293cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 57.65% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.27% cyan, 27.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.22°, with 42.05% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 7.87.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2997

Complementary

  1. #8293cc
  2. #ccbb82

Split complementary

  1. #8293cc
  2. #cc9682
  3. #b8cc82

Analogous

  1. #82b8cc
  2. #8293cc
  3. #9682cc

Triadic

  1. #8293cc
  2. #cc8293
  3. #93cc82

Tetradic

  1. #8293cc
  2. #bb82cc
  3. #ccbb82
  4. #93cc82

Square

  1. #8293cc
  2. #cc82b8
  3. #ccbb82
  4. #82cc96

Monochromatic

  1. #344681
  2. #4c64b6
  3. #8293cc
  4. #b8c2e2
  5. #eff1f8

Shades

#8293cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8293cc
  2. #7584b8
  3. #6876a3
  4. #5b678f
  5. #4e587a
  6. #414a66
  7. #343b52
  8. #272c3d
  9. #1a1d29
  10. #0d0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8293cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8293cc
  2. #8f9ed1
  3. #9ba9d6
  4. #a8b3db
  5. #b4bee0
  6. #c1c9e6
  7. #cdd4eb
  8. #dadff0
  9. #e6e9f5
  10. #f3f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8293cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8293cc
  2. #8291c4
  3. #828fbd
  4. #818db5
  5. #818bae
  6. #818aa6
  7. #81889e
  8. #818697
  9. #80848f
  10. #808288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e94ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8098ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a92cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c9ea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8196cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d92cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #759ab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8293cc {
  color: #8293cc;
}
Background
.bg-8293cc {
  background-color: #8293cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8293cc {
  border: 2px solid #8293cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8293cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 147 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 42% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8293cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8293cc, #9682cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8293cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 147 204 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.22 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.56 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.31 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.31 #7d6c33 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8293cc  rgb(130, 147, 204)  hsl(226, 42%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#ccbb82  rgb(204, 187, 130)  hsl(46, 42%, 65%)  Ecru
#cc8293  rgb(204, 130, 147)  hsl(346, 42%, 65%)  Puce
#93cc82  rgb(147, 204, 130)  hsl(106, 42%, 65%)  Pistachio