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#A8A0CC

#a8a0cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8a0cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 62.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 30.14% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3783

Complementary

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #c4cca0

Split complementary

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #ccbea0
  3. #aecca0

Analogous

  1. #a0aecc
  2. #a8a0cc
  3. #bea0cc

Triadic

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #cca8a0
  3. #a0cca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #cca0c4
  3. #c4cca0
  4. #a0cca8

Square

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #cca0ae
  3. #c4cca0
  4. #a0ccbe

Monochromatic

  1. #554a89
  2. #7a6eb1
  3. #a8a0cc
  4. #d6d2e7
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#a8a0cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #9790b8
  3. #8680a3
  4. #76708f
  5. #65607a
  6. #545066
  7. #434052
  8. #32303d
  9. #222029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a0cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #b1aad1
  3. #b9b3d6
  4. #c2bddb
  5. #cbc6e0
  6. #d4d0e6
  7. #dcd9eb
  8. #e5e3f0
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f6f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a0cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a0cc
  2. #a49dc4
  3. #a09abd
  4. #9c96b5
  5. #9893ae
  6. #9490a6
  7. #908d9e
  8. #8c8a97
  9. #88868f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a0cc {
  color: #a8a0cc;
}
Background
.bg-a8a0cc {
  background-color: #a8a0cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a0cc {
  border: 2px solid #a8a0cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a0cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 160 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a0cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a0cc, #bea0cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a0cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 160 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.48 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.37 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.84 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.81 #575f33 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a8a0cc  rgb(168, 160, 204)  hsl(251, 30%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c4cca0  rgb(196, 204, 160)  hsl(71, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#cca8a0  rgb(204, 168, 160)  hsl(11, 30%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a0cca8  rgb(160, 204, 168)  hsl(131, 30%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green