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#9DB4E6

#9db4e6 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9db4e6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 70.59% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.74% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 221.1°, with 59.35% saturation and 75.88% 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 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.4552

Complementary

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #e6cf9d

Split complementary

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #e6aa9d
  3. #d8e69d

Analogous

  1. #9dd8e6
  2. #9db4e6
  3. #aa9de6

Triadic

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #e69db4
  3. #b4e69d

Tetradic

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #cf9de6
  3. #e6cf9d
  4. #b4e69d

Square

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #e69dd8
  3. #e6cf9d
  4. #9de6aa

Monochromatic

  1. #305bba
  2. #6085d6
  3. #9db4e6
  4. #dae3f6
  5. #eff3fb

Shades

#9db4e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #8da2cf
  3. #7e90b8
  4. #6e7ea1
  5. #5e6c8a
  6. #4f5a73
  7. #3f485c
  8. #2f3645
  9. #1f242e
  10. #101217
  11. #000000

Tints

#9db4e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #a7bce9
  3. #b1c3eb
  4. #bacbee
  5. #c4d2f0
  6. #cedaf3
  7. #d8e1f5
  8. #e2e9f8
  9. #ebf0fa
  10. #f5f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9db4e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9db4e6
  2. #9aafdc
  3. #97aad2
  4. #94a4c7
  5. #919fbd
  6. #8f9ab3
  7. #8c95a9
  8. #89909f
  9. #868a94
  10. #83858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b7e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db1e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88bec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b6e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db2e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91bad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9db4e6 {
  color: #9db4e6;
}
Background
.bg-9db4e6 {
  background-color: #9db4e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9db4e6 {
  border: 2px solid #9db4e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9db4e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 180 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 59% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9db4e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9db4e6, #aa9de6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9db4e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 180 230 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.55 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.00 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.28 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.71 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.25 #624b19 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9db4e6  rgb(157, 180, 230)  hsl(221, 59%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e6cf9d  rgb(230, 207, 157)  hsl(41, 59%, 76%)  Wheat
#e69db4  rgb(230, 157, 180)  hsl(341, 59%, 76%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#b4e69d  rgb(180, 230, 157)  hsl(101, 59%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple