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#9BB7EF

#9bb7ef ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bb7ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 71.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.15% cyan, 23.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 72.41% saturation and 77.25% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.4707

Complementary

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #efd39b

Split complementary

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #efa99b
  3. #e1ef9b

Analogous

  1. #9be1ef
  2. #9bb7ef
  3. #a99bef

Triadic

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #ef9bb7
  3. #b7ef9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #d39bef
  3. #efd39b
  4. #b7ef9b

Square

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #ef9be1
  3. #efd39b
  4. #9befa9

Monochromatic

  1. #215bd0
  2. #5988e4
  3. #9bb7ef
  4. #dde6fa
  5. #edf2fc

Shades

#9bb7ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #8ca5d7
  3. #7c92bf
  4. #6d80a7
  5. #5d6e8f
  6. #4e5c78
  7. #3e4960
  8. #2f3748
  9. #1f2530
  10. #101218
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb7ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #a5bef1
  3. #afc5f2
  4. #b9cdf4
  5. #c3d4f5
  6. #cddbf7
  7. #d7e2f9
  8. #e1e9fa
  9. #ebf1fc
  10. #f5f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb7ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb7ef
  2. #98b2e4
  3. #96acd9
  4. #93a7ce
  5. #90a1c3
  6. #8e9cb8
  7. #8b96ac
  8. #8891a1
  9. #858b96
  10. #83868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb7d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bbf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb3ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81c2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bb5ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cbeda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb7ef {
  color: #9bb7ef;
}
Background
.bg-9bb7ef {
  background-color: #9bb7ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb7ef {
  border: 2px solid #9bb7ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb7ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 183 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb7ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb7ef, #a99bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb7ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 183 239 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.15 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.66 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.99 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.24 #644810 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9bb7ef  rgb(155, 183, 239)  hsl(220, 72%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#efd39b  rgb(239, 211, 155)  hsl(40, 72%, 77%)  Sunset
#ef9bb7  rgb(239, 155, 183)  hsl(340, 72%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#b7ef9b  rgb(183, 239, 155)  hsl(100, 72%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple