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#9EA2DF

Wisteria · light cool blue

About #9EA2DF

With the hex code #9EA2DF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 64% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Wisteria and Periwinkle — a ΔE of 15.5 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFDB9E, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red158
Green162
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9EA2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #9EA2DF.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #9EA2DF.
8.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9EA2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9EA2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#91A9E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8DA4DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EADB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9EA2DF?

With the hex code #9EA2DF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 64% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9EA2DF?

Use black text. Black on #9EA2DF has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9EA2DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFDB9E, and analogous partners are #9EC2DF and #BB9EDF.