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#9595EB

#9595eb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9595eb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 58.43% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.6% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 68.25% saturation and 75.29% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.84.

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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #9595eb
  2. #ebeb95

Split complementary

  1. #9595eb
  2. #ebc095
  3. #c0eb95

Analogous

  1. #95c0eb
  2. #9595eb
  3. #c095eb

Triadic

  1. #9595eb
  2. #eb9595
  3. #95eb95

Tetradic

  1. #9595eb
  2. #eb95eb
  3. #ebeb95
  4. #95eb95

Square

  1. #9595eb
  2. #eb95c0
  3. #ebeb95
  4. #95ebc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2525c2
  2. #5555df
  3. #9595eb
  4. #d5d5f7
  5. #eeeefc

Shades

#9595eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9595eb
  2. #8686d4
  3. #7777bc
  4. #6868a5
  5. #59598d
  6. #4b4b76
  7. #3c3c5e
  8. #2d2d47
  9. #1e1e2f
  10. #0f0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9595eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9595eb
  2. #a0a0ed
  3. #aaaaef
  4. #b5b5f1
  5. #bfbff3
  6. #cacaf5
  7. #d5d5f7
  8. #dfdff9
  9. #eaeafb
  10. #f4f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9595eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9595eb
  2. #9393e0
  3. #9191d6
  4. #8f8fcb
  5. #8d8dc0
  6. #8b8bb6
  7. #8888ab
  8. #8686a0
  9. #848495
  10. #82828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9ac1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a0ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7da6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #859ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8398ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #879fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9595eb {
  color: #9595eb;
}
Background
.bg-9595eb {
  background-color: #9595eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9595eb {
  border: 2px solid #9595eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9595eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 149 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 68% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9595eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9595eb, #c095eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9595eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 149 235 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.84 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.87 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.47 #6a6a14 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9595eb  rgb(149, 149, 235)  hsl(240, 68%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ebeb95  rgb(235, 235, 149)  hsl(60, 68%, 75%)  Khaki
#eb9595  rgb(235, 149, 149)  hsl(0, 68%, 75%)  Light Coral
#95eb95  rgb(149, 235, 149)  hsl(120, 68%, 75%)  Light Green