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#A5B9EA

#a5b9ea ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a5b9ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 72.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.49% cyan, 20.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222.61°, with 62.16% saturation and 78.24% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.4864

Complementary

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #ead6a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #eab4a5
  3. #dceaa5

Analogous

  1. #a5dcea
  2. #a5b9ea
  3. #b4a5ea

Triadic

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #eaa5b9
  3. #b9eaa5

Tetradic

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #d6a5ea
  3. #ead6a5
  4. #b9eaa5

Square

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #eaa5dc
  3. #ead6a5
  4. #a5eab4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f5bc7
  2. #6789dc
  3. #a5b9ea
  4. #e3e9f8
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#a5b9ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #95a7d3
  3. #8494bb
  4. #7482a4
  5. #636f8c
  6. #535d75
  7. #424a5e
  8. #323846
  9. #21252f
  10. #111317
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5b9ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #aec0ec
  3. #b7c7ee
  4. #c0cef0
  5. #c9d5f2
  6. #d2dcf5
  7. #dbe3f7
  8. #e4eaf9
  9. #edf1fb
  10. #f6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5b9ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5b9ea
  2. #a1b3df
  3. #9eaed5
  4. #9aa8ca
  5. #96a2c0
  6. #939db5
  7. #8f97aa
  8. #8b91a0
  9. #878b95
  10. #84868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabdec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b7e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92c3c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8bbeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b8e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9abfd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5b9ea {
  color: #a5b9ea;
}
Background
.bg-a5b9ea {
  background-color: #a5b9ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5b9ea {
  border: 2px solid #a5b9ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5b9ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 185 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 62% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5b9ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5b9ea, #b4a5ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5b9ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 185 234 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.46 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.09 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.61 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 12.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.76 #5a4615 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a5b9ea  rgb(165, 185, 234)  hsl(223, 62%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ead6a5  rgb(234, 214, 165)  hsl(43, 62%, 78%)  Wheat
#eaa5b9  rgb(234, 165, 185)  hsl(343, 62%, 78%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#b9eaa5  rgb(185, 234, 165)  hsl(103, 62%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple