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#8FA0CF

#8fa0cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8fa0cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 62.75% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.92% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 224.06°, with 40% saturation and 68.63% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3549

Complementary

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #cfbe8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #cf9e8f
  3. #c0cf8f

Analogous

  1. #8fc0cf
  2. #8fa0cf
  3. #9e8fcf

Triadic

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #cf8fa0
  3. #a0cf8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #be8fcf
  3. #cfbe8f
  4. #a0cf8f

Square

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #cf8fc0
  3. #cfbe8f
  4. #8fcf9e

Monochromatic

  1. #3b508a
  2. #5973b8
  3. #8fa0cf
  4. #c5cde6
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8fa0cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #8190ba
  3. #7280a6
  4. #647091
  5. #56607c
  6. #485068
  7. #394053
  8. #2b303e
  9. #1d2029
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa0cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #9aaad4
  3. #a5b3d9
  4. #b1bddd
  5. #bcc6e2
  6. #c7d0e7
  7. #d2d9ec
  8. #dde3f1
  9. #e9ecf5
  10. #f4f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa0cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa0cf
  2. #8e9dc7
  3. #8c9abf
  4. #8b96b7
  5. #8993af
  6. #8890a8
  7. #868da0
  8. #858a98
  9. #838690
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a4d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9ece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7da9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90a2d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85a6bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa0cf {
  color: #8fa0cf;
}
Background
.bg-8fa0cf {
  background-color: #8fa0cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa0cf {
  border: 2px solid #8fa0cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa0cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 160 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 40% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa0cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa0cf, #9e8fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa0cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 160 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.18 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.84 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.71 #705f30 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8fa0cf  rgb(143, 160, 207)  hsl(224, 40%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfbe8f  rgb(207, 190, 143)  hsl(44, 40%, 69%)  Ecru
#cf8fa0  rgb(207, 143, 160)  hsl(344, 40%, 69%)  Puce
#a0cf8f  rgb(160, 207, 143)  hsl(104, 40%, 69%)  Pistachio