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#9EA0DF

#9ea0df ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ea0df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 62.75% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.15% cyan, 28.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 238.15°, with 50.39% saturation and 74.71% 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 6.37.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3774

Complementary

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #dfdd9e

Split complementary

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #dfbd9e
  3. #c1df9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec1df
  2. #9ea0df
  3. #bd9edf

Triadic

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #df9ea0
  3. #a0df9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #dd9edf
  3. #dfdd9e
  4. #a0df9e

Square

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #df9ec1
  3. #dfdd9e
  4. #9edfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #393cab
  2. #6468cc
  3. #9ea0df
  4. #d8d8f2
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#9ea0df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #8e90c9
  3. #7e80b2
  4. #6f709c
  5. #5f6086
  6. #4f5070
  7. #3f4059
  8. #2f3043
  9. #20202d
  10. #101016
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea0df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #a8aae2
  3. #b1b3e5
  4. #bbbde9
  5. #c5c6ec
  6. #cfd0ef
  7. #d8d9f2
  8. #e2e3f5
  9. #ececf9
  10. #f5f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea0df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea0df
  2. #9b9dd6
  3. #989acc
  4. #9596c3
  5. #9293b9
  6. #8f90b0
  7. #8c8da6
  8. #898a9d
  9. #868693
  10. #83838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea7e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eabb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95a5e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a2de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a7c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea0df {
  color: #9ea0df;
}
Background
.bg-9ea0df {
  background-color: #9ea0df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea0df {
  border: 2px solid #9ea0df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea0df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 160 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea0df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea0df, #bd9edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea0df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 160 223 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.37 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.36 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.59 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.86 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.89 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 13.13 #615f20 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9ea0df  rgb(158, 160, 223)  hsl(238, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dfdd9e  rgb(223, 221, 158)  hsl(58, 50%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#df9ea0  rgb(223, 158, 160)  hsl(358, 50%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#a0df9e  rgb(160, 223, 158)  hsl(118, 50%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple