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#8A9DFD

#8a9dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a9dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.09°, with 96.64% saturation and 76.67% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.96.

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Relative luminance0.3661

Complementary

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #fdea8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #fdb18a
  3. #d7fd8a

Analogous

  1. #8ad7fd
  2. #8a9dfd
  3. #b18afd

Triadic

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #fd8a9d
  3. #9dfd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #ea8afd
  3. #fdea8a
  4. #9dfd8a

Square

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #fd8ad7
  3. #fdea8a
  4. #8afdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #042aea
  2. #3f5efc
  3. #8a9dfd
  4. #d5dcfe
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#8a9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #7c8de4
  3. #6e7eca
  4. #616eb1
  5. #535e98
  6. #454f7f
  7. #373f65
  8. #292f4c
  9. #1c1f33
  10. #0e1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #96a7fd
  3. #a1b1fd
  4. #adbafe
  5. #b9c4fe
  6. #c5cefe
  7. #d0d8fe
  8. #dce2fe
  9. #e8ebff
  10. #f3f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9dfd
  2. #899af1
  3. #8897e4
  4. #8794d8
  5. #8691cb
  6. #858fbf
  7. #848cb2
  8. #8389a6
  9. #828699
  10. #81838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa1cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60b1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73a9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9dfd {
  color: #8a9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-8a9dfd {
  background-color: #8a9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #8a9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9dfd, #b18afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.41 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.54 #756202 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8a9dfd  rgb(138, 157, 253)  hsl(230, 97%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdea8a  rgb(253, 234, 138)  hsl(50, 97%, 77%)  Khaki
#fd8a9d  rgb(253, 138, 157)  hsl(350, 97%, 77%)  Salmon Pink
#9dfd8a  rgb(157, 253, 138)  hsl(110, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green