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#8FA1CC

#8fa1cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8fa1cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 63.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.9% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 222.3°, with 37.42% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3569

Complementary

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #ccba8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #cc9c8f
  3. #bfcc8f

Analogous

  1. #8fbfcc
  2. #8fa1cc
  3. #9c8fcc

Triadic

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #cc8fa1
  3. #a1cc8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #ba8fcc
  3. #ccba8f
  4. #a1cc8f

Square

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #cc8fbf
  3. #ccba8f
  4. #8fcc9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d5285
  2. #5a75b4
  3. #8fa1cc
  4. #c4cde4
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8fa1cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #8191b8
  3. #7281a3
  4. #64718f
  5. #56617a
  6. #485166
  7. #394052
  8. #2b303d
  9. #1d2029
  10. #0e1014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa1cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #9aaad1
  3. #a5b4d6
  4. #b1bddb
  5. #bcc7e0
  6. #c7d0e6
  7. #d2d9eb
  8. #dde3f0
  9. #e9ecf5
  10. #f4f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa1cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa1cc
  2. #8e9ec4
  3. #8c9abd
  4. #8b97b5
  5. #8994ae
  6. #8891a6
  7. #868d9e
  8. #858a97
  9. #83878f
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ea9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92a3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85a6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa1cc {
  color: #8fa1cc;
}
Background
.bg-8fa1cc {
  background-color: #8fa1cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa1cc {
  border: 2px solid #8fa1cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa1cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 161 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa1cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa1cc, #9c8fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa1cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 161 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.76 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.17 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.48 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.81 #705e33 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8fa1cc  rgb(143, 161, 204)  hsl(222, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccba8f  rgb(204, 186, 143)  hsl(42, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#cc8fa1  rgb(204, 143, 161)  hsl(342, 37%, 68%)  Puce
#a1cc8f  rgb(161, 204, 143)  hsl(102, 37%, 68%)  Pistachio