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#B0A8EE

#b0a8ee ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b0a8ee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 65.88% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.05% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 246.86°, with 67.31% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.41.

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Relative luminance0.4341

Complementary

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #e6eea8

Split complementary

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #eed3a8
  3. #c3eea8

Analogous

  1. #a8c3ee
  2. #b0a8ee
  3. #d3a8ee

Triadic

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #eeb0a8
  3. #a8eeb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #eea8e6
  3. #e6eea8
  4. #a8eeb0

Square

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #eea8c3
  3. #e6eea8
  4. #a8eed3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d29d4
  2. #7668e1
  3. #b0a8ee
  4. #eae8fb
  5. #f0eefc

Shades

#b0a8ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #9e97d6
  3. #8d86be
  4. #7b76a7
  5. #6a658f
  6. #585477
  7. #46435f
  8. #353247
  9. #232230
  10. #121118
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0a8ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #b8b1f0
  3. #c0b9f1
  4. #c8c2f3
  5. #d0cbf5
  6. #d8d4f7
  7. #dfdcf8
  8. #e7e5fa
  9. #efeefc
  10. #f7f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0a8ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0a8ee
  2. #aba4e3
  3. #a6a0d8
  4. #a29ccd
  5. #9d98c2
  6. #9894b7
  7. #9390ac
  8. #8e8ca1
  9. #8a8896
  10. #85848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0adcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b2f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95aeec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2b4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1aef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1aced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8afd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0a8ee {
  color: #b0a8ee;
}
Background
.bg-b0a8ee {
  background-color: #b0a8ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0a8ee {
  border: 2px solid #b0a8ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0a8ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 168 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 67% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0a8ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0a8ee, #d3a8ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0a8ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 168 238 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.29 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.29 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.89 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.82 #4f5711 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b0a8ee  rgb(176, 168, 238)  hsl(247, 67%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e6eea8  rgb(230, 238, 168)  hsl(67, 67%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#eeb0a8  rgb(238, 176, 168)  hsl(7, 67%, 80%)  Melon
#a8eeb0  rgb(168, 238, 176)  hsl(127, 67%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple