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#9797CB

#9797cb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9797cb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 59.22% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 25.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 33.33% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3302

Complementary

  1. #9797cb
  2. #cbcb97

Split complementary

  1. #9797cb
  2. #cbb197
  3. #b1cb97

Analogous

  1. #97b1cb
  2. #9797cb
  3. #b197cb

Triadic

  1. #9797cb
  2. #cb9797
  3. #97cb97

Tetradic

  1. #9797cb
  2. #cb97cb
  3. #cbcb97
  4. #97cb97

Square

  1. #9797cb
  2. #cb97b1
  3. #cbcb97
  4. #97cbb1

Monochromatic

  1. #434386
  2. #6464b1
  3. #9797cb
  4. #cacae4
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#9797cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9797cb
  2. #8888b7
  3. #7979a2
  4. #6a6a8e
  5. #5b5b7a
  6. #4c4c66
  7. #3c3c51
  8. #2d2d3d
  9. #1e1e29
  10. #0f0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#9797cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9797cb
  2. #a1a1d0
  3. #acacd5
  4. #b6b6db
  5. #c1c1e0
  6. #cbcbe5
  7. #d5d5ea
  8. #e0e0ef
  9. #eaeaf5
  10. #f5f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9797cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9797cb
  2. #9595c4
  3. #9292bc
  4. #9090b5
  5. #8e8ead
  6. #8c8ca6
  7. #89899e
  8. #878797
  9. #85858f
  10. #828288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #899dcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ba0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9bcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e99ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9797cb {
  color: #9797cb;
}
Background
.bg-9797cb {
  background-color: #9797cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9797cb {
  border: 2px solid #9797cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9797cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 151 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 33% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9797cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9797cb, #b197cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9797cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 151 203 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.48 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.61 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.35 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.70 #686834 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9797cb  rgb(151, 151, 203)  hsl(240, 33%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cbcb97  rgb(203, 203, 151)  hsl(60, 33%, 69%)  Sage
#cb9797  rgb(203, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 33%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#97cb97  rgb(151, 203, 151)  hsl(120, 33%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green