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#9C98F5

#9c98f5 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c98f5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 59.61% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.33% cyan, 37.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 242.58°, with 82.3% saturation and 77.84% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.96.

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Relative luminance0.3612

Complementary

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #f1f598

Split complementary

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #f5ca98
  3. #c2f598

Analogous

  1. #98c2f5
  2. #9c98f5
  3. #ca98f5

Triadic

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #f59c98
  3. #98f59c

Tetradic

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #f598f1
  3. #f1f598
  4. #98f59c

Square

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #f598c2
  3. #f1f598
  4. #98f5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #1e16de
  2. #5952ee
  3. #9c98f5
  4. #dfdefc
  5. #edecfd

Shades

#9c98f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #8c89dd
  3. #7d7ac4
  4. #6d6aac
  5. #5e5b93
  6. #4e4c7b
  7. #3e3d62
  8. #2f2e4a
  9. #1f1e31
  10. #100f19
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c98f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #a6a2f6
  3. #b0adf7
  4. #bab7f8
  5. #c4c1f9
  6. #ceccfa
  7. #d7d6fb
  8. #e1e0fc
  9. #ebeafd
  10. #f5f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c98f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c98f5
  2. #9996e9
  3. #9693de
  4. #9491d2
  5. #918ec6
  6. #8e8cbb
  7. #8b8aaf
  8. #8887a3
  9. #868597
  10. #83828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09ec9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa5f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ff3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84aabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a0f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879cf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea3d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c98f5 {
  color: #9c98f5;
}
Background
.bg-9c98f5 {
  background-color: #9c98f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c98f5 {
  border: 2px solid #9c98f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c98f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 152 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 82% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c98f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c98f5, #ca98f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c98f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 152 245 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.96 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.02 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.06 #63670a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9c98f5  rgb(156, 152, 245)  hsl(243, 82%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f1f598  rgb(241, 245, 152)  hsl(63, 82%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#f59c98  rgb(245, 156, 152)  hsl(3, 82%, 78%)  Pastel Pink
#98f59c  rgb(152, 245, 156)  hsl(123, 82%, 78%)  Pale Green