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#979ED7

#979ed7 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#979ed7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 61.96% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.77% cyan, 26.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 233.44°, with 44.44% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3594

Complementary

  1. #979ed7
  2. #d7d097

Split complementary

  1. #979ed7
  2. #d7b097
  3. #bed797

Analogous

  1. #97bed7
  2. #979ed7
  3. #b097d7

Triadic

  1. #979ed7
  2. #d7979e
  3. #9ed797

Tetradic

  1. #979ed7
  2. #d097d7
  3. #d7d097
  4. #9ed797

Square

  1. #979ed7
  2. #d797be
  3. #d7d097
  4. #97d7b0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b469a
  2. #606ac2
  3. #979ed7
  4. #ced2ec
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#979ed7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979ed7
  2. #888ec2
  3. #797eac
  4. #6a6f97
  5. #5b5f81
  6. #4c4f6c
  7. #3c3f56
  8. #2d2f41
  9. #1e202b
  10. #0f1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#979ed7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979ed7
  2. #a1a8db
  3. #acb1df
  4. #b6bbe3
  5. #c1c5e7
  6. #cbcfeb
  7. #d5d8ef
  8. #e0e2f3
  9. #eaecf7
  10. #f5f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979ed7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979ed7
  2. #959bce
  3. #9298c6
  4. #9095bd
  5. #8e92b4
  6. #8c8fac
  7. #898ca3
  8. #87899a
  9. #858691
  10. #828389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87a9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91a2d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9fd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8da4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979ed7 {
  color: #979ed7;
}
Background
.bg-979ed7 {
  background-color: #979ed7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979ed7 {
  border: 2px solid #979ed7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979ed7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 158 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 44% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979ed7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979ed7, #b097d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979ed7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 158 215 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.02 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.03 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.22 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.26 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.50 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.84 #686128 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#979ed7  rgb(151, 158, 215)  hsl(233, 44%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d7d097  rgb(215, 208, 151)  hsl(53, 44%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d7979e  rgb(215, 151, 158)  hsl(353, 44%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#9ed797  rgb(158, 215, 151)  hsl(113, 44%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple