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#A7A7BF

#a7a7bf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a7a7bf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 65.49% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.57% cyan, 12.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 15.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3961

Complementary

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #bfbfa7

Split complementary

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #bfb3a7
  3. #b3bfa7

Analogous

  1. #a7b3bf
  2. #a7a7bf
  3. #b3a7bf

Triadic

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #bfa7a7
  3. #a7bfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #bfa7bf
  3. #bfbfa7
  4. #a7bfa7

Square

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #bfa7b3
  3. #bfbfa7
  4. #a7bfb3

Monochromatic

  1. #565677
  2. #7b7b9f
  3. #a7a7bf
  4. #d3d3df
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#a7a7bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #9696ac
  3. #868699
  4. #757586
  5. #646473
  6. #545460
  7. #43434c
  8. #323239
  9. #212126
  10. #111113
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7a7bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #b0b0c5
  3. #b9b9cc
  4. #c1c1d2
  5. #cacad9
  6. #d3d3df
  7. #dcdce5
  8. #e5e5ec
  9. #ededf2
  10. #f6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7a7bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7a7bf
  2. #a3a3b9
  3. #9f9fb2
  4. #9b9bac
  5. #9797a6
  6. #9494a0
  7. #909099
  8. #8c8c93
  9. #88888d
  10. #848486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a8be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2abaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a9c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a8bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a9b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7a7bf {
  color: #a7a7bf;
}
Background
.bg-a7a7bf {
  background-color: #a7a7bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7a7bf {
  border: 2px solid #a7a7bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7a7bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 167 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 16% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7a7bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7a7bf, #b3a7bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7a7bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 167 191 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.38 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.32 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.89 #585840 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a7a7bf  rgb(167, 167, 191)  hsl(240, 16%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bfbfa7  rgb(191, 191, 167)  hsl(60, 16%, 70%)  Sage
#bfa7a7  rgb(191, 167, 167)  hsl(0, 16%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#a7bfa7  rgb(167, 191, 167)  hsl(120, 16%, 70%)  Opal