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#8A98CF

#8a98cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a98cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.61% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 26.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 227.83°, with 41.82% saturation and 67.65% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.51.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3236

Complementary

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #cfc18a

Split complementary

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #cf9f8a
  3. #bbcf8a

Analogous

  1. #8abbcf
  2. #8a98cf
  3. #9f8acf

Triadic

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #cf8a98
  3. #98cf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #c18acf
  3. #cfc18a
  4. #98cf8a

Square

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #cf8abb
  3. #cfc18a
  4. #8acf9f

Monochromatic

  1. #384888
  2. #5468b9
  3. #8a98cf
  4. #c0c8e5
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#8a98cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #7c89ba
  3. #6e7aa6
  4. #616a91
  5. #535b7c
  6. #454c68
  7. #373d53
  8. #292e3e
  9. #1c1e29
  10. #0e0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a98cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #96a2d4
  3. #a1add9
  4. #adb7dd
  5. #b9c1e2
  6. #c5cce7
  7. #d0d6ec
  8. #dce0f1
  9. #e8eaf5
  10. #f3f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a98cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a98cf
  2. #8996c7
  3. #8893bf
  4. #8791b7
  5. #868eaf
  6. #858ca8
  7. #848aa0
  8. #838798
  9. #828590
  10. #818288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9499b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8198ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77a3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8598ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f9ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a98cf {
  color: #8a98cf;
}
Background
.bg-8a98cf {
  background-color: #8a98cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a98cf {
  border: 2px solid #8a98cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a98cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 152 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 42% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a98cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a98cf, #9f8acf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a98cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 152 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.51 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.13 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.59 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.27 #756730 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8a98cf  rgb(138, 152, 207)  hsl(228, 42%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfc18a  rgb(207, 193, 138)  hsl(48, 42%, 68%)  Ecru
#cf8a98  rgb(207, 138, 152)  hsl(348, 42%, 68%)  Puce
#98cf8a  rgb(152, 207, 138)  hsl(108, 42%, 68%)  Pistachio