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#8FA3DF

#8fa3df ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8fa3df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 63.92% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.87% cyan, 26.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 55.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.3736

Complementary

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #dfcb8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #dfa38f
  3. #cbdf8f

Analogous

  1. #8fcbdf
  2. #8fa3df
  3. #a38fdf

Triadic

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #df8fa3
  3. #a3df8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #cb8fdf
  3. #dfcb8f
  4. #a3df8f

Square

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #df8fcb
  3. #dfcb8f
  4. #8fdfa3

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4da6
  2. #5372ce
  3. #8fa3df
  4. #cad4f0
  5. #eff2fa

Shades

#8fa3df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #8193c9
  3. #7282b2
  4. #64729c
  5. #566286
  6. #485270
  7. #394159
  8. #2b3143
  9. #1d212d
  10. #0e1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa3df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #9aace2
  3. #a5b5e5
  4. #b1bfe9
  5. #bcc8ec
  6. #c7d1ef
  7. #d2daf2
  8. #dde3f5
  9. #e9edf9
  10. #f4f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa3df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa3df
  2. #8ea0d6
  3. #8c9ccc
  4. #8b99c3
  5. #8995b9
  6. #8892b0
  7. #868ea6
  8. #858b9d
  9. #838793
  10. #82848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa8e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a1de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77afb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa6e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ba2de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81aac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa3df {
  color: #8fa3df;
}
Background
.bg-8fa3df {
  background-color: #8fa3df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa3df {
  border: 2px solid #8fa3df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa3df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 163 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa3df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa3df, #a38fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa3df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 163 223 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.57 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.69 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.23 #705c20 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8fa3df  rgb(143, 163, 223)  hsl(225, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dfcb8f  rgb(223, 203, 143)  hsl(45, 56%, 72%)  Vanilla
#df8fa3  rgb(223, 143, 163)  hsl(345, 56%, 72%)  Puce
#a3df8f  rgb(163, 223, 143)  hsl(105, 56%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple