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#8FA2E2

#8fa2e2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8fa2e2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 63.53% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.73% cyan, 28.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.27°, with 58.87% saturation and 72.35% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3717

Complementary

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #e2cf8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #e2a58f
  3. #cbe28f

Analogous

  1. #8fcbe2
  2. #8fa2e2
  3. #a58fe2

Triadic

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #e28fa2
  3. #a2e28f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #cf8fe2
  3. #e2cf8f
  4. #a2e28f

Square

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #e28fcb
  3. #e2cf8f
  4. #8fe2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4aac
  2. #5270d2
  3. #8fa2e2
  4. #ccd4f2
  5. #eff2fb

Shades

#8fa2e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #8192cb
  3. #7282b5
  4. #64719e
  5. #566188
  6. #485171
  7. #39415a
  8. #2b3144
  9. #1d202d
  10. #0e1017
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa2e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #9aabe5
  3. #a5b5e8
  4. #b1beeb
  5. #bcc7ee
  6. #c7d1f1
  7. #d2daf3
  8. #dde3f6
  9. #e9ecf9
  10. #f4f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa2e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa2e2
  2. #8e9fd8
  3. #8c9bce
  4. #8b98c5
  5. #8994bb
  6. #8891b1
  7. #868ea7
  8. #858a9d
  9. #838794
  10. #82838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca3c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da8e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86a1e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76afb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ea6e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aa1e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81aaca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa2e2 {
  color: #8fa2e2;
}
Background
.bg-8fa2e2 {
  background-color: #8fa2e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa2e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa2e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa2e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 162 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 59% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa2e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa2e2, #a58fe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa2e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 162 226 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.03 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.53 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.33 #705d1d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8fa2e2  rgb(143, 162, 226)  hsl(226, 59%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e2cf8f  rgb(226, 207, 143)  hsl(46, 59%, 72%)  Vanilla
#e28fa2  rgb(226, 143, 162)  hsl(346, 59%, 72%)  Puce
#a2e28f  rgb(162, 226, 143)  hsl(106, 59%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple