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#9FA3DB

#9fa3db ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fa3db is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 63.92% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.4% cyan, 25.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 45.45% saturation and 74.12% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.3868

Complementary

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #dbd79f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #dbb99f
  3. #c1db9f

Analogous

  1. #9fc1db
  2. #9fa3db
  3. #b99fdb

Triadic

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #db9fa3
  3. #a3db9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #d79fdb
  3. #dbd79f
  4. #a3db9f

Square

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #db9fc1
  3. #dbd79f
  4. #9fdbb9

Monochromatic

  1. #3d44a4
  2. #676ec6
  3. #9fa3db
  4. #d7d8f0
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#9fa3db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #8f93c5
  3. #7f82af
  4. #6f7299
  5. #5f6283
  6. #50526e
  7. #404158
  8. #303142
  9. #20212c
  10. #101016
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa3db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #a9acdf
  3. #b2b5e2
  4. #bcbfe6
  5. #c5c8e9
  6. #cfd1ed
  7. #d9daf1
  8. #e2e3f4
  9. #ecedf8
  10. #f5f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa3db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa3db
  2. #9ca0d2
  3. #999cc9
  4. #9699c0
  5. #9395b7
  6. #9092ae
  7. #8c8ea4
  8. #898b9b
  9. #868792
  10. #838489
  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 #a4a5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a9dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a5da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90adb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a7dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97a4da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a9c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa3db {
  color: #9fa3db;
}
Background
.bg-9fa3db {
  background-color: #9fa3db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa3db {
  border: 2px solid #9fa3db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa3db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 163 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa3db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa3db, #b99fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa3db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 163 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.80 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.08 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.90 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 13.10 #605c24 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9fa3db  rgb(159, 163, 219)  hsl(236, 45%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbd79f  rgb(219, 215, 159)  hsl(56, 45%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#db9fa3  rgb(219, 159, 163)  hsl(356, 45%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#a3db9f  rgb(163, 219, 159)  hsl(116, 45%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple