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#9CAEDA

#9caeda ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9caeda is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 68.24% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 20.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 222.58°, with 45.59% saturation and 73.33% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.424

Complementary

  1. #9caeda
  2. #dac89c

Split complementary

  1. #9caeda
  2. #daa99c
  3. #cdda9c

Analogous

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #9caeda
  3. #a99cda

Triadic

  1. #9caeda
  2. #da9cae
  3. #aeda9c

Tetradic

  1. #9caeda
  2. #c89cda
  3. #dac89c
  4. #aeda9c

Square

  1. #9caeda
  2. #da9ccd
  3. #dac89c
  4. #9cdaa9

Monochromatic

  1. #3c59a1
  2. #6480c5
  3. #9caeda
  4. #d4dcef
  5. #f0f3f9

Shades

#9caeda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9caeda
  2. #8c9dc4
  3. #7d8bae
  4. #6d7a99
  5. #5e6883
  6. #4e576d
  7. #3e4657
  8. #2f3441
  9. #1f232c
  10. #101116
  11. #000000

Tints

#9caeda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9caeda
  2. #a6b6de
  3. #b0bee1
  4. #bac6e5
  5. #c4cee9
  6. #ced7ed
  7. #d7dff0
  8. #e1e7f4
  9. #ebeff8
  10. #f5f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9caeda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9caeda
  2. #99a9d1
  3. #96a5c8
  4. #94a0bf
  5. #919cb6
  6. #8e97ad
  7. #8b92a4
  8. #888e9b
  9. #868992
  10. #838589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b1dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bacd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9badd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92b3c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9caeda {
  color: #9caeda;
}
Background
.bg-9caeda {
  background-color: #9caeda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9caeda {
  border: 2px solid #9caeda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9caeda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 174 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9caeda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9caeda, #a99cda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9caeda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 174 218 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.98 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.26 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.72 #635125 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9caeda  rgb(156, 174, 218)  hsl(223, 46%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dac89c  rgb(218, 200, 156)  hsl(43, 46%, 73%)  Wheat
#da9cae  rgb(218, 156, 174)  hsl(343, 46%, 73%)  Puce
#aeda9c  rgb(174, 218, 156)  hsl(103, 46%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple