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#A09DE8

#a09de8 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a09de8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 61.57% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.03% cyan, 32.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 242.4°, with 61.98% saturation and 76.27% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.89.

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Relative luminance0.3741

Complementary

  1. #a09de8
  2. #e5e89d

Split complementary

  1. #a09de8
  2. #e8c59d
  3. #bfe89d

Analogous

  1. #9dbfe8
  2. #a09de8
  3. #c59de8

Triadic

  1. #a09de8
  2. #e8a09d
  3. #9de8a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09de8
  2. #e89de5
  3. #e5e89d
  4. #9de8a0

Square

  1. #a09de8
  2. #e89dbf
  3. #e5e89d
  4. #9de8c5

Monochromatic

  1. #332dbf
  2. #645fd9
  3. #a09de8
  4. #dcdbf7
  5. #efeefb

Shades

#a09de8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09de8
  2. #908dd1
  3. #807eba
  4. #706ea2
  5. #605e8b
  6. #504f74
  7. #403f5d
  8. #302f46
  9. #201f2e
  10. #101017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09de8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09de8
  2. #aaa7ea
  3. #b3b1ed
  4. #bdbaef
  5. #c6c4f1
  6. #d0cef4
  7. #d9d8f6
  8. #e3e2f8
  9. #ecebfa
  10. #f6f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09de8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09de8
  2. #9d9ade
  3. #9a97d3
  4. #9694c9
  5. #9391be
  6. #908fb4
  7. #8d8caa
  8. #8a899f
  9. #868695
  10. #83838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a7eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a2e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eabb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92a3ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91a0e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a5cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09de8 {
  color: #a09de8;
}
Background
.bg-a09de8 {
  background-color: #a09de8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09de8 {
  border: 2px solid #a09de8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09de8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 157 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 62% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09de8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09de8, #c59de8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09de8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 157 232 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.44 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.52 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.68 #5f6217 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a09de8  rgb(160, 157, 232)  hsl(242, 62%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e5e89d  rgb(229, 232, 157)  hsl(62, 62%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e8a09d  rgb(232, 160, 157)  hsl(2, 62%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#9de8a0  rgb(157, 232, 160)  hsl(122, 62%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple