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#9F9FDF

#9f9fdf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9f9fdf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 62.35% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.7% cyan, 28.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 74.9% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #dfdf9f

Split complementary

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #dfbf9f
  3. #bfdf9f

Analogous

  1. #9fbfdf
  2. #9f9fdf
  3. #bf9fdf

Triadic

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #df9f9f
  3. #9fdf9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #df9fdf
  3. #dfdf9f
  4. #9fdf9f

Square

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #df9fbf
  3. #dfdf9f
  4. #9fdfbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3939ac
  2. #6666cc
  3. #9f9fdf
  4. #d8d8f2
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#9f9fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #8f8fc9
  3. #7f7fb2
  4. #6f6f9c
  5. #5f5f86
  6. #505070
  7. #404059
  8. #303043
  9. #20202d
  10. #101016
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #a9a9e2
  3. #b2b2e5
  4. #bcbce9
  5. #c5c5ec
  6. #cfcfef
  7. #d9d9f2
  8. #e2e2f5
  9. #ececf9
  10. #f5f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9fdf
  2. #9c9cd6
  3. #9999cc
  4. #9696c3
  5. #9393b9
  6. #9090b0
  7. #8c8ca6
  8. #89899d
  9. #868693
  10. #83838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da7e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8faab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95a4e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a1de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9fdf {
  color: #9f9fdf;
}
Background
.bg-9f9fdf {
  background-color: #9f9fdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9fdf {
  border: 2px solid #9f9fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 159 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9fdf, #bf9fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 159 223 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.17 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.00 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.62 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.81 #606020 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9f9fdf  rgb(159, 159, 223)  hsl(240, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dfdf9f  rgb(223, 223, 159)  hsl(60, 50%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#df9f9f  rgb(223, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 50%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#9fdf9f  rgb(159, 223, 159)  hsl(120, 50%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple