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#9FAED2

#9faed2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9faed2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 68.24% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.29% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #9faed2
  2. #d2c39f

Split complementary

  1. #9faed2
  2. #d2a99f
  3. #c7d29f

Analogous

  1. #9fc7d2
  2. #9faed2
  3. #a99fd2

Triadic

  1. #9faed2
  2. #d29fae
  3. #aed29f

Tetradic

  1. #9faed2
  2. #c39fd2
  3. #d2c39f
  4. #aed29f

Square

  1. #9faed2
  2. #d29fc7
  3. #d2c39f
  4. #9fd2a9

Monochromatic

  1. #455c93
  2. #6b82ba
  3. #9faed2
  4. #d3daea
  5. #f1f3f8

Shades

#9faed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9faed2
  2. #8f9dbd
  3. #7f8ba8
  4. #6f7a93
  5. #5f687e
  6. #505769
  7. #404654
  8. #30343f
  9. #20232a
  10. #101115
  11. #000000

Tints

#9faed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9faed2
  2. #a9b6d7
  3. #b2bedb
  4. #bcc6e0
  5. #c5cee4
  6. #cfd7e9
  7. #d9dfed
  8. #e2e7f2
  9. #eceff6
  10. #f5f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9faed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9faed2
  2. #9ca9ca
  3. #99a5c2
  4. #96a0b9
  5. #939cb1
  6. #9097a9
  7. #8c92a1
  8. #898e99
  9. #868990
  10. #838588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8aebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9facd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1afd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fadd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97b2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9faed2 {
  color: #9faed2;
}
Background
.bg-9faed2 {
  background-color: #9faed2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9faed2 {
  border: 2px solid #9faed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9faed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 174 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 36% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9faed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9faed2, #a99fd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9faed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 174 210 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 1.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.07 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.18 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.74 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.55 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.86 #60512d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9faed2  rgb(159, 174, 210)  hsl(222, 36%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d2c39f  rgb(210, 195, 159)  hsl(42, 36%, 72%)  Ecru
#d29fae  rgb(210, 159, 174)  hsl(342, 36%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#aed29f  rgb(174, 210, 159)  hsl(102, 36%, 72%)  Celadon