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#8CA1DF

#8ca1df ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ca1df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.14% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.22% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.82°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3639

Complementary

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #dfca8c

Split complementary

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #dfa18c
  3. #cbdf8c

Analogous

  1. #8ccbdf
  2. #8ca1df
  3. #a18cdf

Triadic

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #df8ca1
  3. #a1df8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #ca8cdf
  3. #dfca8c
  4. #a1df8c

Square

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #df8ccb
  3. #dfca8c
  4. #8cdfa1

Monochromatic

  1. #2e4ca4
  2. #5070ce
  3. #8ca1df
  4. #c8d2f0
  5. #eff2fb

Shades

#8ca1df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #7e91c9
  3. #7081b2
  4. #62719c
  5. #546186
  6. #465170
  7. #384059
  8. #2a3043
  9. #1c202d
  10. #0e1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca1df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #98aae2
  3. #a3b4e5
  4. #afbde9
  5. #bac7ec
  6. #c6d0ef
  7. #d1d9f2
  8. #dde3f5
  9. #e8ecf9
  10. #f4f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca1df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca1df
  2. #8b9ed6
  3. #8a9acc
  4. #8897c3
  5. #8794b9
  6. #8691b0
  7. #858da6
  8. #848a9d
  9. #828793
  10. #81838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca6e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73adb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ca4e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88a0de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ea9c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca1df {
  color: #8ca1df;
}
Background
.bg-8ca1df {
  background-color: #8ca1df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca1df {
  border: 2px solid #8ca1df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca1df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 161 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca1df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca1df, #a18cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca1df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 161 223 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.19 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.57 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.92 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.79 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.76 #735e20 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8ca1df  rgb(140, 161, 223)  hsl(225, 56%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dfca8c  rgb(223, 202, 140)  hsl(45, 56%, 71%)  Buff
#df8ca1  rgb(223, 140, 161)  hsl(345, 56%, 71%)  Puce
#a1df8c  rgb(161, 223, 140)  hsl(105, 56%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple