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#A4AEFE

#a4aefe ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4aefe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 68.24% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.43% cyan, 31.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 97.83% saturation and 81.96% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.94.

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Relative luminance0.4532

Complementary

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #fef4a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #fec7a4
  3. #dbfea4

Analogous

  1. #a4dbfe
  2. #a4aefe
  3. #c7a4fe

Triadic

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #fea4ae
  3. #aefea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #f4a4fe
  3. #fef4a4
  4. #aefea4

Square

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #fea4db
  3. #fef4a4
  4. #a4fec7

Monochromatic

  1. #0d27fc
  2. #586bfd
  3. #a4aefe
  4. #ebedff
  5. #ebedff

Shades

#a4aefe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #949de5
  3. #838bcb
  4. #737ab2
  5. #626898
  6. #52577f
  7. #424666
  8. #31344c
  9. #212333
  10. #101119
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4aefe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #adb6fe
  3. #b6befe
  4. #bfc6fe
  5. #c8cefe
  6. #d2d7ff
  7. #dbdfff
  8. #e4e7ff
  9. #edefff
  10. #f6f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4aefe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4aefe
  2. #a0a9f1
  3. #9da5e5
  4. #99a0d8
  5. #969ccc
  6. #9297bf
  7. #8e92b2
  8. #8b8ea6
  9. #878999
  10. #84858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb1d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fb0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bbdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98affd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95b7e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4aefe {
  color: #a4aefe;
}
Background
.bg-a4aefe {
  background-color: #a4aefe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4aefe {
  border: 2px solid #a4aefe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4aefe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 174 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 98% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4aefe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4aefe, #c7a4fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4aefe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 174 254 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.01 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.89 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.91 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 13.58 #5b5101 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a4aefe  rgb(164, 174, 254)  hsl(233, 98%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#fef4a4  rgb(254, 244, 164)  hsl(53, 98%, 82%)  Khaki
#fea4ae  rgb(254, 164, 174)  hsl(353, 98%, 82%)  Salmon Pink
#aefea4  rgb(174, 254, 164)  hsl(113, 98%, 82%)  Pale Green