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#97A3BF

#97a3bf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97a3bf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.92% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 14.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 222°, 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.3654

Complementary

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #bfb397

Split complementary

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #bf9f97
  3. #b7bf97

Analogous

  1. #97b7bf
  2. #97a3bf
  3. #9f97bf

Triadic

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #bf97a3
  3. #a3bf97

Tetradic

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #b397bf
  3. #bfb397
  4. #a3bf97

Square

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #bf97b7
  3. #bfb397
  4. #97bf9f

Monochromatic

  1. #485675
  2. #6879a2
  3. #97a3bf
  4. #c6cddc
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#97a3bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #8893ac
  3. #798299
  4. #6a7286
  5. #5b6273
  6. #4c5260
  7. #3c414c
  8. #2d3139
  9. #1e2126
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a3bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #a1acc5
  3. #acb5cc
  4. #b6bfd2
  5. #c1c8d9
  6. #cbd1df
  7. #d5dae5
  8. #e0e3ec
  9. #eaedf2
  10. #f5f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a3bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a3bf
  2. #95a0b9
  3. #929cb2
  4. #9099ac
  5. #8e95a6
  6. #8c92a0
  7. #898e99
  8. #878b93
  9. #85878d
  10. #828486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba5c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a1be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a4c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97a2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a6b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a3bf {
  color: #97a3bf;
}
Background
.bg-97a3bf {
  background-color: #97a3bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a3bf {
  border: 2px solid #97a3bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a3bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 163 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a3bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a3bf, #9f97bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a3bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 163 191 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.89 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.61 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.95 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.03 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.92 #685c40 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#97a3bf  rgb(151, 163, 191)  hsl(222, 24%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bfb397  rgb(191, 179, 151)  hsl(42, 24%, 67%)  Ecru
#bf97a3  rgb(191, 151, 163)  hsl(342, 24%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#a3bf97  rgb(163, 191, 151)  hsl(102, 24%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green