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#9099CD

#9099cd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9099cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 60% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.76% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.15°, with 37.89% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #9099cd
  2. #cdc490

Split complementary

  1. #9099cd
  2. #cda590
  3. #b7cd90

Analogous

  1. #90b7cd
  2. #9099cd
  3. #a590cd

Triadic

  1. #9099cd
  2. #cd9099
  3. #99cd90

Tetradic

  1. #9099cd
  2. #c490cd
  3. #cdc490
  4. #99cd90

Square

  1. #9099cd
  2. #cd90b7
  3. #cdc490
  4. #90cda5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4887
  2. #5b69b5
  3. #9099cd
  4. #c5c9e5
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#9099cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9099cd
  2. #828ab9
  3. #737aa4
  4. #656b90
  5. #565c7b
  6. #484d67
  7. #3a3d52
  8. #2b2e3e
  9. #1d1f29
  10. #0e0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9099cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9099cd
  2. #9ba3d2
  3. #a6add7
  4. #b1b8dc
  5. #bcc2e1
  6. #c8cce6
  7. #d3d6eb
  8. #dee0f0
  9. #e9ebf5
  10. #f4f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9099cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9099cd
  2. #8e97c5
  3. #8d94be
  4. #8b92b6
  5. #8a8fae
  6. #888da7
  7. #868a9f
  8. #858897
  9. #83858f
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #869acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80a3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a99cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #879fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9099cd {
  color: #9099cd;
}
Background
.bg-9099cd {
  background-color: #9099cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9099cd {
  border: 2px solid #9099cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9099cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 153 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9099cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9099cd, #a590cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9099cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 153 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.81 #6f6632 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9099cd  rgb(144, 153, 205)  hsl(231, 38%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cdc490  rgb(205, 196, 144)  hsl(51, 38%, 68%)  Sage
#cd9099  rgb(205, 144, 153)  hsl(351, 38%, 68%)  Puce
#99cd90  rgb(153, 205, 144)  hsl(111, 38%, 68%)  Pistachio