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#AAA2CF

#aaa2cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaa2cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.87% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 250.67°, with 31.91% saturation and 72.35% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3889

Complementary

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #c7cfa2

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #cfc0a2
  3. #b0cfa2

Analogous

  1. #a2b0cf
  2. #aaa2cf
  3. #c0a2cf

Triadic

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #cfaaa2
  3. #a2cfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #cfa2c7
  3. #c7cfa2
  4. #a2cfaa

Square

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #cfa2b0
  3. #c7cfa2
  4. #a2cfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #564a8e
  2. #7c70b5
  3. #aaa2cf
  4. #d8d4e9
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#aaa2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #9992ba
  3. #8882a6
  4. #777191
  5. #66617c
  6. #555168
  7. #444153
  8. #33313e
  9. #222029
  10. #111015
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #b3abd4
  3. #bbb5d9
  4. #c4bedd
  5. #ccc7e2
  6. #d5d1e7
  7. #dddaec
  8. #e6e3f1
  9. #eeecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2cf
  2. #a69fc7
  3. #a29bbf
  4. #9d98b7
  5. #9994af
  6. #9591a8
  7. #918ea0
  8. #8d8a98
  9. #888790
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a8d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a7ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa6d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6a6be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2cf {
  color: #aaa2cf;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2cf {
  background-color: #aaa2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2cf {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 32% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2cf, #c0a2cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.45 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.32 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.76 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.23 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.18 #555d30 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aaa2cf  rgb(170, 162, 207)  hsl(251, 32%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c7cfa2  rgb(199, 207, 162)  hsl(71, 32%, 72%)  Sage
#cfaaa2  rgb(207, 170, 162)  hsl(11, 32%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#a2cfaa  rgb(162, 207, 170)  hsl(131, 32%, 72%)  Celadon