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#9DA3CD

#9da3cd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9da3cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 63.92% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.41% cyan, 20.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 32.43% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3777

Complementary

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #cdc79d

Split complementary

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #cdaf9d
  3. #bbcd9d

Analogous

  1. #9dbbcd
  2. #9da3cd
  3. #af9dcd

Triadic

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #cd9da3
  3. #a3cd9d

Tetradic

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #c79dcd
  3. #cdc79d
  4. #a3cd9d

Square

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #cd9dbb
  3. #cdc79d
  4. #9dcdaf

Monochromatic

  1. #474f8a
  2. #6a73b3
  3. #9da3cd
  4. #d0d3e7
  5. #f1f2f8

Shades

#9da3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #8d93b9
  3. #7e82a4
  4. #6e7290
  5. #5e627b
  6. #4f5267
  7. #3f4152
  8. #2f313e
  9. #1f2129
  10. #101015
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #a7acd2
  3. #b1b5d7
  4. #babfdc
  5. #c4c8e1
  6. #ced1e6
  7. #d8daeb
  8. #e2e3f0
  9. #ebedf5
  10. #f5f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da3cd
  2. #9aa0c5
  3. #979cbe
  4. #9499b6
  5. #9195ae
  6. #8f92a7
  7. #8c8e9f
  8. #898b97
  9. #86878f
  10. #838488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a4cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92aab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98a3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da3cd {
  color: #9da3cd;
}
Background
.bg-9da3cd {
  background-color: #9da3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da3cd {
  border: 2px solid #9da3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 163 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da3cd, #af9dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 163 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.64 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.39 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.43 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.59 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.36 #625c32 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9da3cd  rgb(157, 163, 205)  hsl(233, 32%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cdc79d  rgb(205, 199, 157)  hsl(53, 32%, 71%)  Sage
#cd9da3  rgb(205, 157, 163)  hsl(353, 32%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#a3cd9d  rgb(163, 205, 157)  hsl(113, 32%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green