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#949DFD

#949dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#949dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.5% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 234.86°, with 96.33% saturation and 78.63% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.99.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.375

Complementary

  1. #949dfd
  2. #fdf494

Split complementary

  1. #949dfd
  2. #fdc094
  3. #d2fd94

Analogous

  1. #94d2fd
  2. #949dfd
  3. #c094fd

Triadic

  1. #949dfd
  2. #fd949d
  3. #9dfd94

Tetradic

  1. #949dfd
  2. #f494fd
  3. #fdf494
  4. #9dfd94

Square

  1. #949dfd
  2. #fd94d2
  3. #fdf494
  4. #94fdc0

Monochromatic

  1. #0519f3
  2. #4958fc
  3. #949dfd
  4. #dfe2fe
  5. #ebedff

Shades

#949dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949dfd
  2. #858de4
  3. #767eca
  4. #686eb1
  5. #595e98
  6. #4a4f7f
  7. #3b3f65
  8. #2c2f4c
  9. #1e1f33
  10. #0f1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#949dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949dfd
  2. #9fa7fd
  3. #a9b1fd
  4. #b4bafe
  5. #bfc4fe
  6. #cacefe
  7. #d4d8fe
  8. #dfe2fe
  9. #eaebff
  10. #f4f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949dfd
  2. #929af1
  3. #9097e4
  4. #8e94d8
  5. #8c91cb
  6. #8a8fbf
  7. #888cb2
  8. #8689a6
  9. #848699
  10. #82838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ba9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74a1fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73b0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81a9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949dfd {
  color: #949dfd;
}
Background
.bg-949dfd {
  background-color: #949dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949dfd {
  border: 2px solid #949dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 96% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949dfd, #c094fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 13.56 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 14.10 #6b6202 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#949dfd  rgb(148, 157, 253)  hsl(235, 96%, 79%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdf494  rgb(253, 244, 148)  hsl(55, 96%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd949d  rgb(253, 148, 157)  hsl(355, 96%, 79%)  Salmon Pink
#9dfd94  rgb(157, 253, 148)  hsl(115, 96%, 79%)  Mint Green