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#9C97F1

#9c97f1 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c97f1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 59.22% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.27% cyan, 37.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 76.27% saturation and 76.86% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.84.

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Relative luminance0.3555

Complementary

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #ecf197

Split complementary

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #f1c997
  3. #bff197

Analogous

  1. #97bff1
  2. #9c97f1
  3. #c997f1

Triadic

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #f19c97
  3. #97f19c

Tetradic

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #f197ec
  3. #ecf197
  4. #97f19c

Square

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #f197bf
  3. #ecf197
  4. #97f1c9

Monochromatic

  1. #261cd3
  2. #5c54e8
  3. #9c97f1
  4. #dcdafa
  5. #eeedfd

Shades

#9c97f1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #8c88d9
  3. #7d79c1
  4. #6d6aa9
  5. #5e5b91
  6. #4e4c79
  7. #3e3c60
  8. #2f2d48
  9. #1f1e30
  10. #100f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c97f1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #a6a1f2
  3. #b0acf4
  4. #bab6f5
  5. #c4c1f7
  6. #cecbf8
  7. #d7d5f9
  8. #e1e0fb
  9. #ebeafc
  10. #f5f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c97f1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c97f1
  2. #9995e6
  3. #9692da
  4. #9490cf
  5. #918ec4
  6. #8e8cb9
  7. #8b89ad
  8. #8887a2
  9. #868597
  10. #83828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9dc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa3f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #789eef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85a8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #899ff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c97f1 {
  color: #9c97f1;
}
Background
.bg-9c97f1 {
  background-color: #9c97f1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c97f1 {
  border: 2px solid #9c97f1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c97f1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 151 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 76% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c97f1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c97f1, #c997f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c97f1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 151 241 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.64 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.97 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.98 #63680e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9c97f1  rgb(156, 151, 241)  hsl(243, 76%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ecf197  rgb(236, 241, 151)  hsl(63, 76%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#f19c97  rgb(241, 156, 151)  hsl(3, 76%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#97f19c  rgb(151, 241, 156)  hsl(123, 76%, 77%)  Light Green