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#8A99CC

#8a99cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a99cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 60% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.36°, with 39.29% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.03.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3255

Complementary

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #ccbd8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #cc9c8a
  3. #bacc8a

Analogous

  1. #8abacc
  2. #8a99cc
  3. #9c8acc

Triadic

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #cc8a99
  3. #99cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #bd8acc
  3. #ccbd8a
  4. #99cc8a

Square

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #cc8aba
  3. #ccbd8a
  4. #8acc9c

Monochromatic

  1. #394a84
  2. #556bb5
  3. #8a99cc
  4. #bfc7e3
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8a99cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #7c8ab8
  3. #6e7aa3
  4. #616b8f
  5. #535c7a
  6. #454d66
  7. #373d52
  8. #292e3d
  9. #1c1f29
  10. #0e0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a99cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #96a3d1
  3. #a1add6
  4. #adb8db
  5. #b9c2e0
  6. #c5cce6
  7. #d0d6eb
  8. #dce0f0
  9. #e8ebf5
  10. #f3f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a99cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a99cc
  2. #8997c4
  3. #8894bd
  4. #8792b5
  5. #868fae
  6. #858da6
  7. #848a9e
  8. #838897
  9. #82858f
  10. #818388
  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 #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #899dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8498cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78a3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #899ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8698cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f9fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a99cc {
  color: #8a99cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a99cc {
  background-color: #8a99cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a99cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a99cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a99cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 153 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a99cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a99cc, #9c8acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a99cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 153 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.03 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.35 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.06 #756633 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8a99cc  rgb(138, 153, 204)  hsl(226, 39%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccbd8a  rgb(204, 189, 138)  hsl(46, 39%, 67%)  Ecru
#cc8a99  rgb(204, 138, 153)  hsl(346, 39%, 67%)  Puce
#99cc8a  rgb(153, 204, 138)  hsl(106, 39%, 67%)  Pistachio