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#97ABE2

#97abe2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#97abe2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 67.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.19% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 56.39% saturation and 73.92% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.412

Complementary

  1. #97abe2
  2. #e2ce97

Split complementary

  1. #97abe2
  2. #e2a897
  3. #d0e297

Analogous

  1. #97d0e2
  2. #97abe2
  3. #a897e2

Triadic

  1. #97abe2
  2. #e297ab
  3. #abe297

Tetradic

  1. #97abe2
  2. #ce97e2
  3. #e2ce97
  4. #abe297

Square

  1. #97abe2
  2. #e297d0
  3. #e2ce97
  4. #97e2a8

Monochromatic

  1. #3153af
  2. #5b7bd1
  3. #97abe2
  4. #d3dbf3
  5. #eff2fb

Shades

#97abe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97abe2
  2. #889acb
  3. #7989b5
  4. #6a789e
  5. #5b6788
  6. #4c5671
  7. #3c445a
  8. #2d3344
  9. #1e222d
  10. #0f1117
  11. #000000

Tints

#97abe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97abe2
  2. #a1b3e5
  3. #acbce8
  4. #b6c4eb
  5. #c1cdee
  6. #cbd5f1
  7. #d5ddf3
  8. #e0e6f6
  9. #eaeef9
  10. #f5f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97abe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97abe2
  2. #95a7d8
  3. #92a2ce
  4. #909ec5
  5. #8e9abb
  6. #8c96b1
  7. #8991a7
  8. #878d9d
  9. #858994
  10. #82848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4acc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99afe4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a9e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81b6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98aee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94aae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bb2cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97abe2 {
  color: #97abe2;
}
Background
.bg-97abe2 {
  background-color: #97abe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97abe2 {
  border: 2px solid #97abe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97abe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 171 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97abe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97abe2, #a897e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97abe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 171 226 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.27 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.30 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.32 #68541d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#97abe2  rgb(151, 171, 226)  hsl(224, 56%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e2ce97  rgb(226, 206, 151)  hsl(44, 56%, 74%)  Wheat
#e297ab  rgb(226, 151, 171)  hsl(344, 56%, 74%)  Puce
#abe297  rgb(171, 226, 151)  hsl(104, 56%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple