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#8B9DC7

#8b9dc7 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8b9dc7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 61.57% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.15% cyan, 21.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 34.88% saturation and 66.27% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3373

Complementary

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #c7b58b

Split complementary

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #c7978b
  3. #bbc78b

Analogous

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #8b9dc7
  3. #978bc7

Triadic

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #c78b9d
  3. #9dc78b

Tetradic

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #b58bc7
  3. #c7b58b
  4. #9dc78b

Square

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #c78bbb
  3. #c7b58b
  4. #8bc797

Monochromatic

  1. #3c507d
  2. #5771ae
  3. #8b9dc7
  4. #bfc9e0
  5. #f1f3f8

Shades

#8b9dc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #7d8db3
  3. #6f7e9f
  4. #616e8b
  5. #535e77
  6. #464f64
  7. #383f50
  8. #2a2f3c
  9. #1c1f28
  10. #0e1014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b9dc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #97a7cd
  3. #a2b1d2
  4. #aebad8
  5. #b9c4dd
  6. #c5cee3
  7. #d1d8e9
  8. #dce2ee
  9. #e8ebf4
  10. #f3f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b9dc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b9dc7
  2. #8a9ac0
  3. #8997b9
  4. #8894b2
  5. #8791ab
  6. #868fa4
  7. #848c9c
  8. #838995
  9. #82868e
  10. #818387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969daf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a0c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7aa5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9fc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81a2b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b9dc7 {
  color: #8b9dc7;
}
Background
.bg-8b9dc7 {
  background-color: #8b9dc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b9dc7 {
  border: 2px solid #8b9dc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b9dc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 157 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 35% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b9dc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b9dc7, #978bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b9dc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 157 199 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.72 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.20 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.70 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.28 #746238 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8b9dc7  rgb(139, 157, 199)  hsl(222, 35%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c7b58b  rgb(199, 181, 139)  hsl(42, 35%, 66%)  Ecru
#c78b9d  rgb(199, 139, 157)  hsl(342, 35%, 66%)  Puce
#9dc78b  rgb(157, 199, 139)  hsl(102, 35%, 66%)  Pistachio