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#9FACD2

#9facd2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9facd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 67.45% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.29% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 224.71°, with 36.17% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4153

Complementary

  1. #9facd2
  2. #d2c59f

Split complementary

  1. #9facd2
  2. #d2ab9f
  3. #c5d29f

Analogous

  1. #9fc5d2
  2. #9facd2
  3. #ab9fd2

Triadic

  1. #9facd2
  2. #d29fac
  3. #acd29f

Tetradic

  1. #9facd2
  2. #c59fd2
  3. #d2c59f
  4. #acd29f

Square

  1. #9facd2
  2. #d29fc5
  3. #d2c59f
  4. #9fd2ab

Monochromatic

  1. #455993
  2. #6b7fba
  3. #9facd2
  4. #d3d9ea
  5. #f1f3f8

Shades

#9facd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9facd2
  2. #8f9bbd
  3. #7f8aa8
  4. #6f7893
  5. #5f677e
  6. #505669
  7. #404554
  8. #30343f
  9. #20222a
  10. #101115
  11. #000000

Tints

#9facd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9facd2
  2. #a9b4d7
  3. #b2bddb
  4. #bcc5e0
  5. #c5cde4
  6. #cfd6e9
  7. #d9deed
  8. #e2e6f2
  9. #eceef6
  10. #f5f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9facd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9facd2
  2. #9ca8ca
  3. #99a3c2
  4. #969fb9
  5. #939ab1
  6. #9096a9
  7. #8c92a1
  8. #898d99
  9. #868990
  10. #838488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7acbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1afd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dabd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0aed3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eabd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98b0c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9facd2 {
  color: #9facd2;
}
Background
.bg-9facd2 {
  background-color: #9facd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9facd2 {
  border: 2px solid #9facd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9facd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 172 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 36% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9facd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9facd2, #ab9fd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9facd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 172 210 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 1.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.01 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.80 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 13.04 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.50 #60532d Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9facd2  rgb(159, 172, 210)  hsl(225, 36%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d2c59f  rgb(210, 197, 159)  hsl(45, 36%, 72%)  Sage
#d29fac  rgb(210, 159, 172)  hsl(345, 36%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#acd29f  rgb(172, 210, 159)  hsl(105, 36%, 72%)  Celadon