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#9EAED2

#9eaed2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9eaed2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.76% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 36.62% saturation and 72.16% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #d2c29e

Split complementary

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #d2a89e
  3. #c8d29e

Analogous

  1. #9ec8d2
  2. #9eaed2
  3. #a89ed2

Triadic

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #d29eae
  3. #aed29e

Tetradic

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #c29ed2
  3. #d2c29e
  4. #aed29e

Square

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #d29ec8
  3. #d2c29e
  4. #9ed2a8

Monochromatic

  1. #445c93
  2. #6a82ba
  3. #9eaed2
  4. #d2daea
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#9eaed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #8e9dbd
  3. #7e8ba8
  4. #6f7a93
  5. #5f687e
  6. #4f5769
  7. #3f4654
  8. #2f343f
  9. #20232a
  10. #101115
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eaed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #a8b6d7
  3. #b1bedb
  4. #bbc6e0
  5. #c5cee4
  6. #cfd7e9
  7. #d8dfed
  8. #e2e7f2
  9. #eceff6
  10. #f5f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eaed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eaed2
  2. #9ba9ca
  3. #98a5c2
  4. #95a0b9
  5. #929cb1
  6. #8f97a9
  7. #8c92a1
  8. #898e99
  9. #868990
  10. #838588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8aebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eacd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1afd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eadd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96b2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eaed2 {
  color: #9eaed2;
}
Background
.bg-9eaed2 {
  background-color: #9eaed2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eaed2 {
  border: 2px solid #9eaed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eaed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 174 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 37% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eaed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eaed2, #a89ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eaed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 174 210 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 1.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.95 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.37 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.66 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.55 #61512d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9eaed2  rgb(158, 174, 210)  hsl(222, 37%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d2c29e  rgb(210, 194, 158)  hsl(42, 37%, 72%)  Ecru
#d29eae  rgb(210, 158, 174)  hsl(342, 37%, 72%)  Puce
#aed29e  rgb(174, 210, 158)  hsl(102, 37%, 72%)  Celadon