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#8A8DDF

#8a8ddf ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a8ddf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 55.29% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.12% cyan, 36.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 237.88°, with 57.05% saturation and 70.78% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.72.

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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #dfdc8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #dfb18a
  3. #b7df8a

Analogous

  1. #8ab7df
  2. #8a8ddf
  3. #b18adf

Triadic

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #df8a8d
  3. #8ddf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #dc8adf
  3. #dfdc8a
  4. #8ddf8a

Square

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #df8ab7
  3. #dfdc8a
  4. #8adfb1

Monochromatic

  1. #2d31a3
  2. #4e52cf
  3. #8a8ddf
  4. #c6c8ef
  5. #efeffb

Shades

#8a8ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #7c7fc9
  3. #6e71b2
  4. #61639c
  5. #535586
  6. #454770
  7. #373859
  8. #292a43
  9. #1c1c2d
  10. #0e0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #9698e2
  3. #a1a4e5
  4. #adafe9
  5. #b9bbec
  6. #c5c6ef
  7. #d0d1f2
  8. #dcddf5
  9. #e8e8f9
  10. #f3f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8ddf
  2. #898cd6
  3. #888acc
  4. #8789c3
  5. #8688b9
  6. #8587b0
  7. #8485a6
  8. #83849d
  9. #828393
  10. #81818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9091b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7298e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d92dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #729dab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c93e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a90de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c97c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8ddf {
  color: #8a8ddf;
}
Background
.bg-8a8ddf {
  background-color: #8a8ddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8ddf {
  border: 2px solid #8a8ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 141 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8ddf, #b18adf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 141 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.23 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.41 #757220 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8a8ddf  rgb(138, 141, 223)  hsl(238, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfdc8a  rgb(223, 220, 138)  hsl(58, 57%, 71%)  Khaki
#df8a8d  rgb(223, 138, 141)  hsl(358, 57%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8ddf8a  rgb(141, 223, 138)  hsl(118, 57%, 71%)  Pastel Green