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#9FA2E2

#9fa2e2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9fa2e2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 63.53% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.65% cyan, 28.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.31°, with 53.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #e2df9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #e2bd9f
  3. #c4e29f

Analogous

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #9fa2e2
  3. #bd9fe2

Triadic

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #e29fa2
  3. #a2e29f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #df9fe2
  3. #e2df9f
  4. #a2e29f

Square

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #e29fc4
  3. #e2df9f
  4. #9fe2bd

Monochromatic

  1. #363bb2
  2. #6469d0
  3. #9fa2e2
  4. #dadbf4
  5. #eff0fa

Shades

#9fa2e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #8f92cb
  3. #7f82b5
  4. #6f719e
  5. #5f6188
  6. #505171
  7. #40415a
  8. #303144
  9. #20202d
  10. #101017
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa2e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #a9abe5
  3. #b2b5e8
  4. #bcbeeb
  5. #c5c7ee
  6. #cfd1f1
  7. #d9daf3
  8. #e2e3f6
  9. #ececf9
  10. #f5f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa2e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa2e2
  2. #9c9fd8
  3. #999bce
  4. #9698c5
  5. #9394bb
  6. #9091b1
  7. #8c8ea7
  8. #898a9d
  9. #868794
  10. #83838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eaeb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a7e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a4e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa2e2 {
  color: #9fa2e2;
}
Background
.bg-9fa2e2 {
  background-color: #9fa2e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa2e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa2e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa2e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 162 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 54% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa2e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa2e2, #bd9fe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa2e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 162 226 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.21 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.34 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.00 #605d1d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9fa2e2  rgb(159, 162, 226)  hsl(237, 54%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e2df9f  rgb(226, 223, 159)  hsl(57, 54%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e29fa2  rgb(226, 159, 162)  hsl(357, 54%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#a2e29f  rgb(162, 226, 159)  hsl(117, 54%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple