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#A2AAE4

#a2aae4 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a2aae4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 66.67% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.95% cyan, 25.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 232.73°, with 55% saturation and 76.47% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.4203

Complementary

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #e4dca2

Split complementary

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #e4bba2
  3. #cbe4a2

Analogous

  1. #a2cbe4
  2. #a2aae4
  3. #bba2e4

Triadic

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #e4a2aa
  3. #aae4a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #dca2e4
  3. #e4dca2
  4. #aae4a2

Square

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #e4a2cb
  3. #e4dca2
  4. #a2e4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3545b8
  2. #6774d3
  3. #a2aae4
  4. #dde0f5
  5. #eff1fa

Shades

#a2aae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #9299cd
  3. #8288b6
  4. #7177a0
  5. #616689
  6. #515572
  7. #41445b
  8. #313344
  9. #20222e
  10. #101117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2aae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #abb3e7
  3. #b5bbe9
  4. #bec4ec
  5. #c7ccef
  6. #d1d5f2
  7. #daddf4
  8. #e3e6f7
  9. #eceefa
  10. #f6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2aae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2aae4
  2. #9fa6da
  3. #9ba2d0
  4. #989dc6
  5. #9499bc
  6. #9195b2
  7. #8e91a8
  8. #8a8d9e
  9. #878894
  10. #83848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9acc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b0e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95abe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9daee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9babe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98b1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2aae4 {
  color: #a2aae4;
}
Background
.bg-a2aae4 {
  background-color: #a2aae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2aae4 {
  border: 2px solid #a2aae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2aae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 170 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 55% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2aae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2aae4, #bba2e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2aae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 170 228 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.88 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.45 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.68 #5d551b Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a2aae4  rgb(162, 170, 228)  hsl(233, 55%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e4dca2  rgb(228, 220, 162)  hsl(53, 55%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e4a2aa  rgb(228, 162, 170)  hsl(353, 55%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#aae4a2  rgb(170, 228, 162)  hsl(113, 55%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple