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#8F8DFF

#8f8dff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8f8dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 55.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.92% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.05°, with 100% saturation and 77.65% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 10.05.

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Relative luminance0.3211

Complementary

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #fdff8d

Split complementary

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #ffc88d
  3. #c4ff8d

Analogous

  1. #8dc4ff
  2. #8f8dff
  3. #c88dff

Triadic

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #ff8f8d
  3. #8dff8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #ff8dfd
  3. #fdff8d
  4. #8dff8f

Square

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #ff8dc4
  3. #fdff8d
  4. #8dffc8

Monochromatic

  1. #0400f3
  2. #4441ff
  3. #8f8dff
  4. #dadaff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#8f8dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #817fe6
  3. #7271cc
  4. #6463b3
  5. #565599
  6. #484780
  7. #393866
  8. #2b2a4d
  9. #1d1c33
  10. #0e0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #9a98ff
  3. #a5a4ff
  4. #b1afff
  5. #bcbbff
  6. #c7c6ff
  7. #d2d1ff
  8. #ddddff
  9. #e9e8ff
  10. #f4f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8dff
  2. #8e8cf2
  3. #8c8ae6
  4. #8b89d9
  5. #8988cc
  6. #8887c0
  7. #8685b3
  8. #8584a6
  9. #838399
  10. #82818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9595ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #609eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a96fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ba5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7697ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7392fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b9cd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8dff {
  color: #8f8dff;
}
Background
.bg-8f8dff {
  background-color: #8f8dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8dff {
  border: 2px solid #8f8dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 141 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8dff, #c88dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 141 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.05 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.09 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.77 #707200 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8f8dff  rgb(143, 141, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdff8d  rgb(253, 255, 141)  hsl(61, 100%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff8f8d  rgb(255, 143, 141)  hsl(1, 100%, 78%)  Light Coral
#8dff8f  rgb(141, 255, 143)  hsl(121, 100%, 78%)  Mint Green