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#8A97FF

#8a97ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a97ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.88% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #fff28a

Split complementary

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #ffb78a
  3. #d2ff8a

Analogous

  1. #8ad2ff
  2. #8a97ff
  3. #b78aff

Triadic

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #ff8a97
  3. #97ff8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #f28aff
  3. #fff28a
  4. #97ff8a

Square

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #ff8ad2
  3. #fff28a
  4. #8affb7

Monochromatic

  1. #001bf0
  2. #3e53ff
  3. #8a97ff
  4. #d7dbff
  5. #ebedff

Shades

#8a97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #7c88e6
  3. #6e79cc
  4. #616ab3
  5. #535b99
  6. #454c80
  7. #373c66
  8. #292d4d
  9. #1c1e33
  10. #0e0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #96a1ff
  3. #a1acff
  4. #adb6ff
  5. #b9c1ff
  6. #c5cbff
  7. #d0d5ff
  8. #dce0ff
  9. #e8eaff
  10. #f3f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a97ff
  2. #8995f2
  3. #8892e6
  4. #8790d9
  5. #868ecc
  6. #858cc0
  7. #8489b3
  8. #8387a6
  9. #828599
  10. #81828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979ccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6fa4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #669bfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60adbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7699fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73a4db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a97ff {
  color: #8a97ff;
}
Background
.bg-8a97ff {
  background-color: #8a97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a97ff {
  border: 2px solid #8a97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a97ff, #b78aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.26 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 13.03 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 13.42 #756800 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8a97ff  rgb(138, 151, 255)  hsl(233, 100%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#fff28a  rgb(255, 242, 138)  hsl(53, 100%, 77%)  Khaki
#ff8a97  rgb(255, 138, 151)  hsl(353, 100%, 77%)  Salmon Pink
#97ff8a  rgb(151, 255, 138)  hsl(113, 100%, 77%)  Mint Green