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#8F8FFD

#8f8ffd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8f8ffd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 56.08% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 96.49% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.69.

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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #fdfd8f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #fdc68f
  3. #c6fd8f

Analogous

  1. #8fc6fd
  2. #8f8ffd
  3. #c68ffd

Triadic

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #fd8f8f
  3. #8ffd8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #fd8ffd
  3. #fdfd8f
  4. #8ffd8f

Square

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #fd8fc6
  3. #fdfd8f
  4. #8ffdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #0404ef
  2. #4444fc
  3. #8f8ffd
  4. #dadafe
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#8f8ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #8181e4
  3. #7272ca
  4. #6464b1
  5. #565698
  6. #48487f
  7. #393965
  8. #2b2b4c
  9. #1d1d33
  10. #0e0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #9a9afd
  3. #a5a5fd
  4. #b1b1fe
  5. #bcbcfe
  6. #c7c7fe
  7. #d2d2fe
  8. #ddddfe
  9. #e9e9ff
  10. #f4f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8ffd
  2. #8e8ef1
  3. #8c8ce4
  4. #8b8bd8
  5. #8989cb
  6. #8888bf
  7. #8686b2
  8. #8585a6
  9. #838399
  10. #82828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9696ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #659fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f97fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ba6ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7899ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7594fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b9dd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8ffd {
  color: #8f8ffd;
}
Background
.bg-8f8ffd {
  background-color: #8f8ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8ffd {
  border: 2px solid #8f8ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 143 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 96% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8ffd, #c68ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 143 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.07 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.61 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.53 #707002 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8f8ffd  rgb(143, 143, 253)  hsl(240, 96%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdfd8f  rgb(253, 253, 143)  hsl(60, 96%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd8f8f  rgb(253, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 96%, 78%)  Light Coral
#8ffd8f  rgb(143, 253, 143)  hsl(120, 96%, 78%)  Mint Green