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#9C99DC

#9c99dc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c99dc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 60% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 242.69°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.9.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3502

Complementary

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #d9dc99

Split complementary

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #dcbe99
  3. #b8dc99

Analogous

  1. #99b8dc
  2. #9c99dc
  3. #be99dc

Triadic

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #dc9c99
  3. #99dc9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #dc99d9
  3. #d9dc99
  4. #99dc9c

Square

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #dc99b8
  3. #d9dc99
  4. #99dcbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3d38a4
  2. #6560c8
  3. #9c99dc
  4. #d3d2f0
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#9c99dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #8c8ac6
  3. #7d7ab0
  4. #6d6b9a
  5. #5e5c84
  6. #4e4d6e
  7. #3e3d58
  8. #2f2e42
  9. #1f1f2c
  10. #100f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c99dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #a6a3e0
  3. #b0ade3
  4. #bab8e7
  5. #c4c2ea
  6. #ceccee
  7. #d7d6f1
  8. #e1e0f5
  9. #ebebf8
  10. #f5f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c99dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c99dc
  2. #9997d3
  3. #9694ca
  4. #9492c0
  5. #918fb7
  6. #8e8dae
  7. #8b8aa5
  8. #88889c
  9. #868592
  10. #838389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a2df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93a0c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c99dc {
  color: #9c99dc;
}
Background
.bg-9c99dc {
  background-color: #9c99dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c99dc {
  border: 2px solid #9c99dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c99dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 153 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c99dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c99dc, #be99dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c99dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 153 220 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.90 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.32 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.77 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.57 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.82 #636623 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9c99dc  rgb(156, 153, 220)  hsl(243, 49%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d9dc99  rgb(217, 220, 153)  hsl(63, 49%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#dc9c99  rgb(220, 156, 153)  hsl(3, 49%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#99dc9c  rgb(153, 220, 156)  hsl(123, 49%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple