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#8A9CC5

#8a9cc5 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8a9cc5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 61.18% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 20.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 221.69°, with 33.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3321

Complementary

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #c5b38a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #c5968a
  3. #bac58a

Analogous

  1. #8abac5
  2. #8a9cc5
  3. #968ac5

Triadic

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #c58a9c
  3. #9cc58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #b38ac5
  3. #c5b38a
  4. #9cc58a

Square

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #c58aba
  3. #c5b38a
  4. #8ac596

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4f7a
  2. #5771ac
  3. #8a9cc5
  4. #bdc7de
  5. #f0f3f8

Shades

#8a9cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #7c8cb1
  3. #6e7d9e
  4. #616d8a
  5. #535e76
  6. #454e63
  7. #373e4f
  8. #292f3b
  9. #1c1f27
  10. #0e1014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #96a6cb
  3. #a1b0d1
  4. #adbad6
  5. #b9c4dc
  6. #c5cee2
  7. #d0d7e8
  8. #dce1ee
  9. #e8ebf3
  10. #f3f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9cc5
  2. #8999be
  3. #8896b7
  4. #8794b0
  5. #8691a9
  6. #858ea3
  7. #848b9c
  8. #838895
  9. #82868e
  10. #818387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9fc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9ac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7aa4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9ec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9bc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81a1b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9cc5 {
  color: #8a9cc5;
}
Background
.bg-8a9cc5 {
  background-color: #8a9cc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 156 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 34% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9cc5, #968ac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 156 197 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.96 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.21 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.42 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.90 #75633a Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8a9cc5  rgb(138, 156, 197)  hsl(222, 34%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c5b38a  rgb(197, 179, 138)  hsl(42, 34%, 66%)  Ecru
#c58a9c  rgb(197, 138, 156)  hsl(342, 34%, 66%)  Puce
#9cc58a  rgb(156, 197, 138)  hsl(102, 34%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green