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#97A2CC

#97a2cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97a2cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 227.55°, with 34.19% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3678

Complementary

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #ccc197

Split complementary

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #cca797
  3. #bdcc97

Analogous

  1. #97bdcc
  2. #97a2cc
  3. #a797cc

Triadic

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #cc97a2
  3. #a2cc97

Tetradic

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #c197cc
  3. #ccc197
  4. #a2cc97

Square

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #cc97bd
  3. #ccc197
  4. #97cca7

Monochromatic

  1. #425188
  2. #6474b3
  3. #97a2cc
  4. #cad0e5
  5. #f1f3f8

Shades

#97a2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #8892b8
  3. #7982a3
  4. #6a718f
  5. #5b617a
  6. #4c5166
  7. #3c4152
  8. #2d313d
  9. #1e2029
  10. #0f1014
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #a1abd1
  3. #acb5d6
  4. #b6bedb
  5. #c1c7e0
  6. #cbd1e6
  7. #d5daeb
  8. #e0e3f0
  9. #eaecf5
  10. #f5f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a2cc
  2. #959fc4
  3. #929bbd
  4. #9098b5
  5. #8e94ae
  6. #8c91a6
  7. #898e9e
  8. #878a97
  9. #85878f
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a1cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aaab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa7bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a2cc {
  color: #97a2cc;
}
Background
.bg-97a2cc {
  background-color: #97a2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a2cc {
  border: 2px solid #97a2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 162 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a2cc, #a797cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 162 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.00 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.85 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.58 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.00 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.95 #685d33 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#97a2cc  rgb(151, 162, 204)  hsl(228, 34%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccc197  rgb(204, 193, 151)  hsl(48, 34%, 70%)  Sage
#cc97a2  rgb(204, 151, 162)  hsl(348, 34%, 70%)  Puce
#a2cc97  rgb(162, 204, 151)  hsl(108, 34%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green