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#B2B2C9

#b2b2c9 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2b2c9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.44% cyan, 11.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 17.56% saturation and 74.31% 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 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4552

Complementary

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #c9c9b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #c9bdb2
  3. #bdc9b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bdc9
  2. #b2b2c9
  3. #bdb2c9

Triadic

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #c9b2b2
  3. #b2c9b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #c9b2c9
  3. #c9c9b2
  4. #b2c9b2

Square

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #c9b2bd
  3. #c9c9b2
  4. #b2c9bd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5d85
  2. #8585a9
  3. #b2b2c9
  4. #dfdfe9
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#b2b2c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #a0a0b5
  3. #8e8ea1
  4. #7d7d8d
  5. #6b6b79
  6. #595965
  7. #474750
  8. #35353c
  9. #242428
  10. #121214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b2c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #babace
  3. #c1c1d4
  4. #c9c9d9
  5. #d1d1df
  6. #d9d9e4
  7. #e0e0e9
  8. #e8e8ef
  9. #f0f0f4
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b2c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b2c9
  2. #adadc2
  3. #a8a8ba
  4. #a3a3b3
  5. #9e9eac
  6. #9999a5
  7. #94949d
  8. #8f8f96
  9. #8a8a8f
  10. #858587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb4ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb3c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb3ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb3c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb4c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b2c9 {
  color: #b2b2c9;
}
Background
.bg-b2b2c9 {
  background-color: #b2b2c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b2c9 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b2c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b2c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 18% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b2c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b2c9, #bdb2c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b2c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 201 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.27 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.98 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.38 #4d4d36 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b2b2c9  rgb(178, 178, 201)  hsl(240, 18%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c9c9b2  rgb(201, 201, 178)  hsl(60, 18%, 74%)  Bone
#c9b2b2  rgb(201, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 18%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#b2c9b2  rgb(178, 201, 178)  hsl(120, 18%, 74%)  Opal