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#9496CF

#9496cf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9496cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.5% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237.97°, with 38.06% saturation and 69.61% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.8.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3261

Complementary

  1. #9496cf
  2. #cfcd94

Split complementary

  1. #9496cf
  2. #cfb094
  3. #b4cf94

Analogous

  1. #94b4cf
  2. #9496cf
  3. #b094cf

Triadic

  1. #9496cf
  2. #cf9496
  3. #96cf94

Tetradic

  1. #9496cf
  2. #cd94cf
  3. #cfcd94
  4. #96cf94

Square

  1. #9496cf
  2. #cf94b4
  3. #cfcd94
  4. #94cfb0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f418b
  2. #5f62b7
  3. #9496cf
  4. #c9cae7
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#9496cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9496cf
  2. #8587ba
  3. #7678a6
  4. #686991
  5. #595a7c
  6. #4a4b68
  7. #3b3c53
  8. #2c2d3e
  9. #1e1e29
  10. #0f0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9496cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9496cf
  2. #9fa1d4
  3. #a9abd9
  4. #b4b6dd
  5. #bfc0e2
  6. #cacbe7
  7. #d4d5ec
  8. #dfe0f1
  9. #eaeaf5
  10. #f4f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9496cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9496cf
  2. #9294c7
  3. #9092bf
  4. #8e8fb7
  5. #8c8daf
  6. #8a8ba8
  7. #8889a0
  8. #868798
  9. #848490
  10. #828288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9899b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8499ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86a0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a98ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c9cba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9496cf {
  color: #9496cf;
}
Background
.bg-9496cf {
  background-color: #9496cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9496cf {
  border: 2px solid #9496cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9496cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 38% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9496cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9496cf, #b094cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9496cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.80 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.24 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.22 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.40 #6b6930 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9496cf  rgb(148, 150, 207)  hsl(238, 38%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfcd94  rgb(207, 205, 148)  hsl(58, 38%, 70%)  Sage
#cf9496  rgb(207, 148, 150)  hsl(358, 38%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#96cf94  rgb(150, 207, 148)  hsl(118, 38%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple