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#8EA0CF

#8ea0cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ea0cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 62.75% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.4% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 223.38°, with 40.37% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.354

Complementary

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #cfbd8e

Split complementary

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #cf9c8e
  3. #c1cf8e

Analogous

  1. #8ec1cf
  2. #8ea0cf
  3. #9c8ecf

Triadic

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #cf8ea0
  3. #a0cf8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #bd8ecf
  3. #cfbd8e
  4. #a0cf8e

Square

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #cf8ec1
  3. #cfbd8e
  4. #8ecf9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3a508a
  2. #5873b8
  3. #8ea0cf
  4. #c4cde6
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8ea0cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #8090ba
  3. #7280a6
  4. #637091
  5. #55607c
  6. #475068
  7. #394053
  8. #2b303e
  9. #1c2029
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea0cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #99aad4
  3. #a5b3d9
  4. #b0bddd
  5. #bbc6e2
  6. #c7d0e7
  7. #d2d9ec
  8. #dde3f1
  9. #e8ecf5
  10. #f4f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea0cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea0cf
  2. #8d9dc7
  3. #8b9abf
  4. #8a96b7
  5. #8893af
  6. #8790a8
  7. #868da0
  8. #848a98
  9. #838690
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a4d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9ece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ca9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90a2d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c9fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84a6bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea0cf {
  color: #8ea0cf;
}
Background
.bg-8ea0cf {
  background-color: #8ea0cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea0cf {
  border: 2px solid #8ea0cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea0cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 160 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea0cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea0cf, #9c8ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea0cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 160 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.55 #715f30 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8ea0cf  rgb(142, 160, 207)  hsl(223, 40%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfbd8e  rgb(207, 189, 142)  hsl(43, 40%, 68%)  Ecru
#cf8ea0  rgb(207, 142, 160)  hsl(343, 40%, 68%)  Puce
#a0cf8e  rgb(160, 207, 142)  hsl(103, 40%, 68%)  Pistachio