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#8A9CD3

#8a9cd3 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a9cd3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 61.18% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.6% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 225.21°, 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.99.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #d3c18a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #d39d8a
  3. #c0d38a

Analogous

  1. #8ac0d3
  2. #8a9cd3
  3. #9d8ad3

Triadic

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #d38a9c
  3. #9cd38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #c18ad3
  3. #d3c18a
  4. #9cd38a

Square

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #d38ac0
  3. #d3c18a
  4. #8ad39d

Monochromatic

  1. #364b8e
  2. #526dbe
  3. #8a9cd3
  4. #c2cbe8
  5. #f0f2f9

Shades

#8a9cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #7c8cbe
  3. #6e7da9
  4. #616d94
  5. #535e7f
  6. #454e6a
  7. #373e54
  8. #292f3f
  9. #1c1f2a
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #96a6d7
  3. #a1b0dc
  4. #adbae0
  5. #b9c4e5
  6. #c5cee9
  7. #d0d7ed
  8. #dce1f2
  9. #e8ebf6
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9cd3
  2. #8999cb
  3. #8896c2
  4. #8794ba
  5. #8691b2
  6. #858eaa
  7. #848ba1
  8. #838899
  9. #828691
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa1d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849bd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9fd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869bd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ea3bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9cd3 {
  color: #8a9cd3;
}
Background
.bg-8a9cd3 {
  background-color: #8a9cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 45% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9cd3, #9d8ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.12 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.54 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.33 #75632c Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8a9cd3  rgb(138, 156, 211)  hsl(225, 45%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d3c18a  rgb(211, 193, 138)  hsl(45, 45%, 68%)  Ecru
#d38a9c  rgb(211, 138, 156)  hsl(345, 45%, 68%)  Puce
#9cd38a  rgb(156, 211, 138)  hsl(105, 45%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple