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#9EAECF

#9eaecf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9eaecf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 68.24% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 220.41°, with 33.79% saturation and 71.57% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4205

Complementary

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #cfbf9e

Split complementary

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #cfa79e
  3. #c6cf9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec6cf
  2. #9eaecf
  3. #a79ecf

Triadic

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #cf9eae
  3. #aecf9e

Tetradic

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #bf9ecf
  3. #cfbf9e
  4. #aecf9e

Square

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #cf9ec6
  3. #cfbf9e
  4. #9ecfa7

Monochromatic

  1. #465e8e
  2. #6b83b6
  3. #9eaecf
  4. #d1d9e8
  5. #f1f4f8

Shades

#9eaecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #8e9dba
  3. #7e8ba6
  4. #6f7a91
  5. #5f687c
  6. #4f5768
  7. #3f4653
  8. #2f343e
  9. #202329
  10. #101115
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eaecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #a8b6d4
  3. #b1bed9
  4. #bbc6dd
  5. #c5cee2
  6. #cfd7e7
  7. #d8dfec
  8. #e2e7f1
  9. #eceff5
  10. #f5f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eaecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eaecf
  2. #9ba9c7
  3. #98a5bf
  4. #95a0b7
  5. #929caf
  6. #8f97a8
  7. #8c92a0
  8. #898e98
  9. #868990
  10. #838588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8aebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9facce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1afd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fadcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97b2c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eaecf {
  color: #9eaecf;
}
Background
.bg-9eaecf {
  background-color: #9eaecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eaecf {
  border: 2px solid #9eaecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eaecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 174 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 34% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eaecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eaecf, #a79ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eaecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 174 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 2.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.56 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.23 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.08 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.95 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.68 #615130 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9eaecf  rgb(158, 174, 207)  hsl(220, 34%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfbf9e  rgb(207, 191, 158)  hsl(40, 34%, 72%)  Tan
#cf9eae  rgb(207, 158, 174)  hsl(340, 34%, 72%)  Puce
#aecf9e  rgb(174, 207, 158)  hsl(100, 34%, 72%)  Celadon