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#A29DEB

#a29deb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a29deb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 61.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.06% cyan, 33.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 243.85°, with 66.1% saturation and 76.86% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 8.21.

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Relative luminance0.3779

Complementary

  1. #a29deb
  2. #e6eb9d

Split complementary

  1. #a29deb
  2. #ebc99d
  3. #bfeb9d

Analogous

  1. #9dbfeb
  2. #a29deb
  3. #c99deb

Triadic

  1. #a29deb
  2. #eba29d
  3. #9deba2

Tetradic

  1. #a29deb
  2. #eb9de6
  3. #e6eb9d
  4. #9deba2

Square

  1. #a29deb
  2. #eb9dbf
  3. #e6eb9d
  4. #9debc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3329c6
  2. #665dde
  3. #a29deb
  4. #deddf8
  5. #efeefc

Shades

#a29deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29deb
  2. #928dd4
  3. #827ebc
  4. #716ea5
  5. #615e8d
  6. #514f76
  7. #413f5e
  8. #312f47
  9. #201f2f
  10. #101018
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29deb
  2. #aba7ed
  3. #b5b1ef
  4. #bebaf1
  5. #c7c4f3
  6. #d1cef5
  7. #dad8f7
  8. #e3e2f9
  9. #ecebfb
  10. #f6f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29deb
  2. #9f9ae0
  3. #9b97d6
  4. #9894cb
  5. #9491c0
  6. #918fb6
  7. #8e8cab
  8. #8a89a0
  9. #878695
  10. #83838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a2c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90abb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92a3ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91a1ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98a6cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29deb {
  color: #a29deb;
}
Background
.bg-a29deb {
  background-color: #a29deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29deb {
  border: 2px solid #a29deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 157 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 66% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29deb, #c99deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 157 235 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.21 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.52 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.04 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.06 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.57 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.66 #5d6214 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a29deb  rgb(162, 157, 235)  hsl(244, 66%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e6eb9d  rgb(230, 235, 157)  hsl(64, 66%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#eba29d  rgb(235, 162, 157)  hsl(4, 66%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#9deba2  rgb(157, 235, 162)  hsl(124, 66%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple