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#8A98D3

#8a98d3 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a98d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.6% cyan, 27.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 228.49°, with 45.34% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.83.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3256

Complementary

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #d3c58a

Split complementary

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #d3a08a
  3. #bdd38a

Analogous

  1. #8abdd3
  2. #8a98d3
  3. #a08ad3

Triadic

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #d38a98
  3. #98d38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #c58ad3
  3. #d3c58a
  4. #98d38a

Square

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #d38abd
  3. #d3c58a
  4. #8ad3a0

Monochromatic

  1. #36478e
  2. #5267be
  3. #8a98d3
  4. #c2c9e8
  5. #f0f2f9

Shades

#8a98d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #7c89be
  3. #6e7aa9
  4. #616a94
  5. #535b7f
  6. #454c6a
  7. #373d54
  8. #292e3f
  9. #1c1e2a
  10. #0e0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a98d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #96a2d7
  3. #a1addc
  4. #adb7e0
  5. #b9c1e5
  6. #c5cce9
  7. #d0d6ed
  8. #dce0f2
  9. #e8eaf6
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a98d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a98d3
  2. #8996cb
  3. #8893c2
  4. #8791ba
  5. #868eb2
  6. #858caa
  7. #848aa1
  8. #838799
  9. #828591
  10. #818288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859ed6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8098d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75a3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879bd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8498d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e9fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a98d3 {
  color: #8a98d3;
}
Background
.bg-8a98d3 {
  background-color: #8a98d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a98d3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a98d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a98d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 152 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 45% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a98d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a98d3, #a08ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a98d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 152 211 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.66 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.44 #75672c Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8a98d3  rgb(138, 152, 211)  hsl(228, 45%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d3c58a  rgb(211, 197, 138)  hsl(48, 45%, 68%)  Ecru
#d38a98  rgb(211, 138, 152)  hsl(348, 45%, 68%)  Puce
#98d38a  rgb(152, 211, 138)  hsl(108, 45%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple