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#8C8DFD

#8c8dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8c8dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.66% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 239.47°, with 96.58% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.46.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3172

Complementary

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #fdfc8c

Split complementary

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #fdc48c
  3. #c6fd8c

Analogous

  1. #8cc6fd
  2. #8c8dfd
  3. #c48cfd

Triadic

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #fd8c8d
  3. #8dfd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #fc8cfd
  3. #fdfc8c
  4. #8dfd8c

Square

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #fd8cc6
  3. #fdfc8c
  4. #8cfdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #0406ec
  2. #4142fc
  3. #8c8dfd
  4. #d7d8fe
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#8c8dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #7e7fe4
  3. #7071ca
  4. #6263b1
  5. #545598
  6. #46477f
  7. #383865
  8. #2a2a4c
  9. #1c1c33
  10. #0e0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c8dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #9898fd
  3. #a3a4fd
  4. #afaffe
  5. #babbfe
  6. #c6c6fe
  7. #d1d1fe
  8. #ddddfe
  9. #e8e8ff
  10. #f4f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c8dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c8dfd
  2. #8b8cf1
  3. #8a8ae4
  4. #8889d8
  5. #8788cb
  6. #8687bf
  7. #8585b2
  8. #8484a6
  9. #828399
  10. #81818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9494c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #619dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a95fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66a4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7597ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7192fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #779bd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c8dfd {
  color: #8c8dfd;
}
Background
.bg-8c8dfd {
  background-color: #8c8dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c8dfd {
  border: 2px solid #8c8dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c8dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c8dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c8dfd, #c48cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c8dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.85 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.63 #737202 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8c8dfd  rgb(140, 141, 253)  hsl(239, 97%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdfc8c  rgb(253, 252, 140)  hsl(59, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd8c8d  rgb(253, 140, 141)  hsl(359, 97%, 77%)  Light Coral
#8dfd8c  rgb(141, 253, 140)  hsl(119, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green