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#9BB2EC

#9bb2ec ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bb2ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 69.8% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.32% cyan, 24.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.96°, with 68.07% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.4487

Complementary

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #ecd59b

Split complementary

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #ecad9b
  3. #dbec9b

Analogous

  1. #9bdbec
  2. #9bb2ec
  3. #ad9bec

Triadic

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #ec9bb2
  3. #b2ec9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #d59bec
  3. #ecd59b
  4. #b2ec9b

Square

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #ec9bdb
  3. #ecd59b
  4. #9becad

Monochromatic

  1. #2654c8
  2. #5b81e0
  3. #9bb2ec
  4. #dbe4f8
  5. #eef2fc

Shades

#9bb2ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #8ca0d4
  3. #7c8ebd
  4. #6d7da5
  5. #5d6b8e
  6. #4e5976
  7. #3e475e
  8. #2f3547
  9. #1f242f
  10. #101218
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb2ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #a5baee
  3. #afc1f0
  4. #b9c9f2
  5. #c3d1f4
  6. #cdd9f6
  7. #d7e0f7
  8. #e1e8f9
  9. #ebf0fb
  10. #f5f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb2ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb2ec
  2. #98ade1
  3. #96a8d6
  4. #93a3cc
  5. #909ec1
  6. #8e99b6
  7. #8b94ab
  8. #888fa0
  9. #858a96
  10. #83858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab2cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98afeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83bec6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db5ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8db9d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb2ec {
  color: #9bb2ec;
}
Background
.bg-9bb2ec {
  background-color: #9bb2ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb2ec {
  border: 2px solid #9bb2ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb2ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 178 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb2ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb2ec, #ad9bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb2ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 178 236 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.22 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.51 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.47 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.11 #644d13 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9bb2ec  rgb(155, 178, 236)  hsl(223, 68%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ecd59b  rgb(236, 213, 155)  hsl(43, 68%, 77%)  Vanilla
#ec9bb2  rgb(236, 155, 178)  hsl(343, 68%, 77%)  Flamingo Pink
#b2ec9b  rgb(178, 236, 155)  hsl(103, 68%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple