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#9CB3FF

#9cb3ff ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cb3ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 70.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.82% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.06°, with 100% saturation and 80.59% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.4653

Complementary

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #ffe89c

Split complementary

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #ffb79c
  3. #e5ff9c

Analogous

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #9cb3ff
  3. #b79cff

Triadic

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #ff9cb3
  3. #b3ff9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #e89cff
  3. #ffe89c
  4. #b3ff9c

Square

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #ff9ce5
  3. #ffe89c
  4. #9cffb7

Monochromatic

  1. #033eff
  2. #5078ff
  3. #9cb3ff
  4. #e9eeff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#9cb3ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #8ca1e6
  3. #7d8fcc
  4. #6d7db3
  5. #5e6b99
  6. #4e5a80
  7. #3e4866
  8. #2f364d
  9. #1f2433
  10. #10121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb3ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #a6bbff
  3. #b0c2ff
  4. #bacaff
  5. #c4d1ff
  6. #ced9ff
  7. #d7e1ff
  8. #e1e8ff
  9. #ebf0ff
  10. #f5f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb3ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb3ff
  2. #99aef2
  3. #96a9e6
  4. #94a4d9
  5. #919fcc
  6. #8e9ac0
  7. #8b94b3
  8. #888fa6
  9. #868a99
  10. #83858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99baff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91b2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dc2ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8abce3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb3ff {
  color: #9cb3ff;
}
Background
.bg-9cb3ff {
  background-color: #9cb3ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb3ff {
  border: 2px solid #9cb3ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb3ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 179 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb3ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb3ff, #b79cff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb3ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 179 255 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.71 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.14 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 12.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.35 #634c00 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9cb3ff  rgb(156, 179, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ffe89c  rgb(255, 232, 156)  hsl(46, 100%, 81%)  Buff
#ff9cb3  rgb(255, 156, 179)  hsl(346, 100%, 81%)  Flamingo Pink
#b3ff9c  rgb(179, 255, 156)  hsl(106, 100%, 81%)  Mint Green