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#8EA2CF

#8ea2cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ea2cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 63.53% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.4% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #cfbb8e

Split complementary

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #cf9a8e
  3. #c2cf8e

Analogous

  1. #8ec2cf
  2. #8ea2cf
  3. #9a8ecf

Triadic

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #cf8ea2
  3. #a2cf8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #bb8ecf
  3. #cfbb8e
  4. #a2cf8e

Square

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #cf8ec2
  3. #cfbb8e
  4. #8ecf9a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a538a
  2. #5876b8
  3. #8ea2cf
  4. #c4cee6
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8ea2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #8092ba
  3. #7282a6
  4. #637191
  5. #55617c
  6. #475168
  7. #394153
  8. #2b313e
  9. #1c2029
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #99abd4
  3. #a5b5d9
  4. #b0bedd
  5. #bbc7e2
  6. #c7d1e7
  7. #d2daec
  8. #dde3f1
  9. #e8ecf5
  10. #f4f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea2cf
  2. #8d9fc7
  3. #8b9bbf
  4. #8a98b7
  5. #8894af
  6. #8791a8
  7. #868ea0
  8. #848a98
  9. #838790
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a5d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9fce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cabb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91a4d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83a7be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea2cf {
  color: #8ea2cf;
}
Background
.bg-8ea2cf {
  background-color: #8ea2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea2cf {
  border: 2px solid #8ea2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea2cf, #9a8ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.08 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.92 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.78 #715d30 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8ea2cf  rgb(142, 162, 207)  hsl(222, 40%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfbb8e  rgb(207, 187, 142)  hsl(42, 40%, 68%)  Ecru
#cf8ea2  rgb(207, 142, 162)  hsl(342, 40%, 68%)  Puce
#a2cf8e  rgb(162, 207, 142)  hsl(102, 40%, 68%)  Pistachio