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#9FAEF1

#9faef1 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9faef1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 68.24% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.02% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 229.02°, with 74.55% saturation and 78.43% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.4399

Complementary

  1. #9faef1
  2. #f1e29f

Split complementary

  1. #9faef1
  2. #f1b99f
  3. #d7f19f

Analogous

  1. #9fd7f1
  2. #9faef1
  3. #b99ff1

Triadic

  1. #9faef1
  2. #f19fae
  3. #aef19f

Tetradic

  1. #9faef1
  2. #e29ff1
  3. #f1e29f
  4. #aef19f

Square

  1. #9faef1
  2. #f19fd7
  3. #f1e29f
  4. #9ff1b9

Monochromatic

  1. #1f41d8
  2. #5c76e7
  3. #9faef1
  4. #e2e6fb
  5. #edf0fc

Shades

#9faef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9faef1
  2. #8f9dd9
  3. #7f8bc1
  4. #6f7aa9
  5. #5f6891
  6. #505779
  7. #404660
  8. #303448
  9. #202330
  10. #101118
  11. #000000

Tints

#9faef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9faef1
  2. #a9b6f2
  3. #b2bef4
  4. #bcc6f5
  5. #c5cef7
  6. #cfd7f8
  7. #d9dff9
  8. #e2e7fb
  9. #eceffc
  10. #f5f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9faef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9faef1
  2. #9ca9e6
  3. #99a5da
  4. #96a0cf
  5. #939cc4
  6. #9097b9
  7. #8c92ad
  8. #898ea2
  9. #868997
  10. #83858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b5f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93aeef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88bbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb2f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98aef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92b6d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9faef1 {
  color: #9faef1;
}
Background
.bg-9faef1 {
  background-color: #9faef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9faef1 {
  border: 2px solid #9faef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9faef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 174 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9faef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9faef1, #b99ff1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9faef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 174 241 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.48 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.74 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 13.28 #60510e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9faef1  rgb(159, 174, 241)  hsl(229, 75%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f1e29f  rgb(241, 226, 159)  hsl(49, 75%, 78%)  Vanilla
#f19fae  rgb(241, 159, 174)  hsl(349, 75%, 78%)  Salmon Pink
#aef19f  rgb(174, 241, 159)  hsl(109, 75%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple