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#9FA2CC

#9fa2cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fa2cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 63.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.06% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 30.61% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3757

Complementary

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #ccc99f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #ccb39f
  3. #b9cc9f

Analogous

  1. #9fb9cc
  2. #9fa2cc
  3. #b39fcc

Triadic

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #cc9fa2
  3. #a2cc9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #c99fcc
  3. #ccc99f
  4. #a2cc9f

Square

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #cc9fb9
  3. #ccc99f
  4. #9fccb3

Monochromatic

  1. #494d89
  2. #6d72b1
  3. #9fa2cc
  4. #d1d2e7
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#9fa2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #8f92b8
  3. #7f82a3
  4. #6f718f
  5. #5f617a
  6. #505166
  7. #404152
  8. #30313d
  9. #202029
  10. #101014
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #a9abd1
  3. #b2b5d6
  4. #bcbedb
  5. #c5c7e0
  6. #cfd1e6
  7. #d9daeb
  8. #e2e3f0
  9. #ececf5
  10. #f5f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa2cc
  2. #9c9fc4
  3. #999bbd
  4. #9698b5
  5. #9394ae
  6. #9091a6
  7. #8c8e9e
  8. #898a97
  9. #86878f
  10. #838388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a4b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95a9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99a6bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa2cc {
  color: #9fa2cc;
}
Background
.bg-9fa2cc {
  background-color: #9fa2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa2cc {
  border: 2px solid #9fa2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 162 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 31% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa2cc, #b39fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 162 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.35 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.55 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.63 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.96 #605d33 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9fa2cc  rgb(159, 162, 204)  hsl(236, 31%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccc99f  rgb(204, 201, 159)  hsl(56, 31%, 71%)  Sage
#cc9fa2  rgb(204, 159, 162)  hsl(356, 31%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#a2cc9f  rgb(162, 204, 159)  hsl(116, 31%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green