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#8D94DE

#8d94de ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d94de is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.49% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 234.81°, with 55.1% saturation and 71.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.27.

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Relative luminance0.3212

Complementary

  1. #8d94de
  2. #ded78d

Split complementary

  1. #8d94de
  2. #deaf8d
  3. #bdde8d

Analogous

  1. #8dbdde
  2. #8d94de
  3. #af8dde

Triadic

  1. #8d94de
  2. #de8d94
  3. #94de8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d94de
  2. #d78dde
  3. #ded78d
  4. #94de8d

Square

  1. #8d94de
  2. #de8dbd
  3. #ded78d
  4. #8ddeaf

Monochromatic

  1. #2f39a3
  2. #525ccd
  3. #8d94de
  4. #c8ccef
  5. #eff0fa

Shades

#8d94de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d94de
  2. #7f85c8
  3. #7176b2
  4. #63689b
  5. #555985
  6. #474a6f
  7. #383b59
  8. #2a2c43
  9. #1c1e2c
  10. #0e0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d94de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d94de
  2. #989fe1
  3. #a4a9e5
  4. #afb4e8
  5. #bbbfeb
  6. #c6caef
  7. #d1d4f2
  8. #dddff5
  9. #e8eaf8
  10. #f4f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d94de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d94de
  2. #8c92d5
  3. #8a90cb
  4. #898ec2
  5. #888cb8
  6. #878aaf
  7. #8588a6
  8. #84869c
  9. #838493
  10. #818289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9597b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c9de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7897dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76a2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8399e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8196dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #809dc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d94de {
  color: #8d94de;
}
Background
.bg-8d94de {
  background-color: #8d94de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d94de {
  border: 2px solid #8d94de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d94de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 55% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d94de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d94de, #af8dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d94de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.27 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.38 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.43 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.91 #726b21 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8d94de  rgb(141, 148, 222)  hsl(235, 55%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#ded78d  rgb(222, 215, 141)  hsl(55, 55%, 71%)  Flax
#de8d94  rgb(222, 141, 148)  hsl(355, 55%, 71%)  Puce
#94de8d  rgb(148, 222, 141)  hsl(115, 55%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple