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#97A4BF

#97a4bf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97a4bf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 64.31% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.5°, 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3689

Complementary

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #bfb297

Split complementary

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #bf9e97
  3. #b8bf97

Analogous

  1. #97b8bf
  2. #97a4bf
  3. #9e97bf

Triadic

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #bf97a4
  3. #a4bf97

Tetradic

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #b297bf
  3. #bfb297
  4. #a4bf97

Square

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #bf97b8
  3. #bfb297
  4. #97bf9e

Monochromatic

  1. #485775
  2. #687ba2
  3. #97a4bf
  4. #c6cddc
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#97a4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #8894ac
  3. #798399
  4. #6a7386
  5. #5b6273
  6. #4c5260
  7. #3c424c
  8. #2d3139
  9. #1e2126
  10. #0f1013
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #a1adc5
  3. #acb6cc
  4. #b6bfd2
  5. #c1c8d9
  6. #cbd2df
  7. #d5dbe5
  8. #e0e4ec
  9. #eaedf2
  10. #f5f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a4bf
  2. #95a0b9
  3. #929db2
  4. #9099ac
  5. #8e96a6
  6. #8c92a0
  7. #898e99
  8. #878b93
  9. #85878d
  10. #828486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca6c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a2be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da9ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa5c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98a3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a7b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a4bf {
  color: #97a4bf;
}
Background
.bg-97a4bf {
  background-color: #97a4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a4bf {
  border: 2px solid #97a4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 164 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a4bf, #9e97bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 164 191 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.09 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.04 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.61 #685b40 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#97a4bf  rgb(151, 164, 191)  hsl(221, 24%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bfb297  rgb(191, 178, 151)  hsl(41, 24%, 67%)  Ecru
#bf97a4  rgb(191, 151, 164)  hsl(341, 24%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#a4bf97  rgb(164, 191, 151)  hsl(101, 24%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green