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#aaaef2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aaaef2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.75% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 73.47% saturation and 80.78% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.4523

Complementary

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #f2eeaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #f2caaa
  3. #d2f2aa

Analogous

  1. #aad2f2
  2. #aaaef2
  3. #caaaf2

Triadic

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #f2aaae
  3. #aef2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #eeaaf2
  3. #f2eeaa
  4. #aef2aa

Square

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #f2aad2
  3. #f2eeaa
  4. #aaf2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2530de
  2. #686fe8
  3. #aaaef2
  4. #ecedfc
  5. #edeefc

Shades

#aaaef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #999dda
  3. #888bc2
  4. #777aa9
  5. #666891
  6. #555779
  7. #444661
  8. #333449
  9. #222330
  10. #111118
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #b3b6f3
  3. #bbbef5
  4. #c4c6f6
  5. #cccef7
  6. #d5d7f9
  7. #dddffa
  8. #e6e7fb
  9. #eeeffc
  10. #f7f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaef2
  2. #a6a9e7
  3. #a2a5db
  4. #9da0d0
  5. #999cc4
  6. #9597b9
  7. #9192ae
  8. #8d8ea2
  9. #888997
  10. #84858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b1cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab6f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b1f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98bac6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b3f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb0f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fb6d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaef2 {
  color: #aaaef2;
}
Background
.bg-aaaef2 {
  background-color: #aaaef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaef2 {
  border: 2px solid #aaaef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaef2, #caaaf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 242 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.43 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.29 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 13.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.47 #55510d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aaaef2  rgb(170, 174, 242)  hsl(237, 73%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f2eeaa  rgb(242, 238, 170)  hsl(57, 73%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f2aaae  rgb(242, 170, 174)  hsl(357, 73%, 81%)  Light Pink
#aef2aa  rgb(174, 242, 170)  hsl(117, 73%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple