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#AAA2ED

#aaa2ed ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aaa2ed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.27% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 246.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 78.24% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #e5eda2

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #edd0a2
  3. #c0eda2

Analogous

  1. #a2c0ed
  2. #aaa2ed
  3. #d0a2ed

Triadic

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #edaaa2
  3. #a2edaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #eda2e5
  3. #e5eda2
  4. #a2edaa

Square

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #eda2c0
  3. #e5eda2
  4. #a2edd0

Monochromatic

  1. #3a28ce
  2. #6f62e1
  3. #aaa2ed
  4. #e5e2f9
  5. #efeefc

Shades

#aaa2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #9992d5
  3. #8882be
  4. #7771a6
  5. #66618e
  6. #555177
  7. #44415f
  8. #333147
  9. #22202f
  10. #111018
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #b3abef
  3. #bbb5f1
  4. #c4bef2
  5. #ccc7f4
  6. #d5d1f6
  7. #dddaf8
  8. #e6e3fa
  9. #eeecfb
  10. #f7f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2ed
  2. #a69fe2
  3. #a29bd7
  4. #9d98cc
  5. #9994c1
  6. #9591b7
  7. #918eac
  8. #8d8aa1
  9. #888796
  10. #84838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8dacf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da9eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bafbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa8ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a6ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1aad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2ed {
  color: #aaa2ed;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2ed {
  background-color: #aaa2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2ed {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 68% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2ed, #d0a2ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.93 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.60 #555d12 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aaa2ed  rgb(170, 162, 237)  hsl(246, 68%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e5eda2  rgb(229, 237, 162)  hsl(66, 68%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#edaaa2  rgb(237, 170, 162)  hsl(6, 68%, 78%)  Pastel Pink
#a2edaa  rgb(162, 237, 170)  hsl(126, 68%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple