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#8FA4CF

#8fa4cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8fa4cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 64.31% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.92% cyan, 20.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 220.31°, 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 8.38:1 (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 luminance0.369

Complementary

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #cfba8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #cf9a8f
  3. #c4cf8f

Analogous

  1. #8fc4cf
  2. #8fa4cf
  3. #9a8fcf

Triadic

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #cf8fa4
  3. #a4cf8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #ba8fcf
  3. #cfba8f
  4. #a4cf8f

Square

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #cf8fc4
  3. #cfba8f
  4. #8fcf9a

Monochromatic

  1. #3b558a
  2. #5979b8
  3. #8fa4cf
  4. #c5d0e6
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#8fa4cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #8194ba
  3. #7283a6
  4. #647391
  5. #56627c
  6. #485268
  7. #394253
  8. #2b313e
  9. #1d2129
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa4cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #9aadd4
  3. #a5b6d9
  4. #b1bfdd
  5. #bcc8e2
  6. #c7d2e7
  7. #d2dbec
  8. #dde4f1
  9. #e9edf5
  10. #f4f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa4cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa4cf
  2. #8ea0c7
  3. #8c9dbf
  4. #8b99b7
  5. #8996af
  6. #8892a8
  7. #868ea0
  8. #858b98
  9. #838790
  10. #828488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a7d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dadb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93a6d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fa2ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85a9bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa4cf {
  color: #8fa4cf;
}
Background
.bg-8fa4cf {
  background-color: #8fa4cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa4cf {
  border: 2px solid #8fa4cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa4cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 164 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 40% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa4cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa4cf, #9a8fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa4cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 164 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.24 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.34 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.04 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.08 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.52 #705b30 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#8fa4cf  rgb(143, 164, 207)  hsl(220, 40%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfba8f  rgb(207, 186, 143)  hsl(40, 40%, 69%)  Ecru
#cf8fa4  rgb(207, 143, 164)  hsl(340, 40%, 69%)  Puce
#a4cf8f  rgb(164, 207, 143)  hsl(100, 40%, 69%)  Pistachio