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#97A1BF

#97a1bf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97a1bf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.14% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 15.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 23.81% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3583

Complementary

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #bfb597

Split complementary

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #bfa197
  3. #b5bf97

Analogous

  1. #97b5bf
  2. #97a1bf
  3. #a197bf

Triadic

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #bf97a1
  3. #a1bf97

Tetradic

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #b597bf
  3. #bfb597
  4. #a1bf97

Square

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #bf97b5
  3. #bfb597
  4. #97bfa1

Monochromatic

  1. #485375
  2. #6876a2
  3. #97a1bf
  4. #c6ccdc
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#97a1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #8891ac
  3. #798199
  4. #6a7186
  5. #5b6173
  6. #4c5160
  7. #3c404c
  8. #2d3039
  9. #1e2026
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #a1aac5
  3. #acb4cc
  4. #b6bdd2
  5. #c1c7d9
  6. #cbd0df
  7. #d5d9e5
  8. #e0e3ec
  9. #eaecf2
  10. #f5f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a1bf
  2. #959eb9
  3. #929ab2
  4. #9097ac
  5. #8e94a6
  6. #8c91a0
  7. #898d99
  8. #878a93
  9. #85878d
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a3c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a0be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da7ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a2c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a0bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a1bf {
  color: #97a1bf;
}
Background
.bg-97a1bf {
  background-color: #97a1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a1bf {
  border: 2px solid #97a1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 161 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a1bf, #a197bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 161 191 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.84 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.33 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.36 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.10 #685e40 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#97a1bf  rgb(151, 161, 191)  hsl(225, 24%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bfb597  rgb(191, 181, 151)  hsl(45, 24%, 67%)  Sage
#bf97a1  rgb(191, 151, 161)  hsl(345, 24%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#a1bf97  rgb(161, 191, 151)  hsl(105, 24%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green