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#959CD2

#959cd2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#959cd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.05% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 233.11°, with 40.4% saturation and 70.39% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3482

Complementary

  1. #959cd2
  2. #d2cb95

Split complementary

  1. #959cd2
  2. #d2ac95
  3. #bbd295

Analogous

  1. #95bbd2
  2. #959cd2
  3. #ac95d2

Triadic

  1. #959cd2
  2. #d2959c
  3. #9cd295

Tetradic

  1. #959cd2
  2. #cb95d2
  3. #d2cb95
  4. #9cd295

Square

  1. #959cd2
  2. #d295bb
  3. #d2cb95
  4. #95d2ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4791
  2. #5f6abb
  3. #959cd2
  4. #cbcee9
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#959cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd2
  2. #868cbd
  3. #777da8
  4. #686d93
  5. #595e7e
  6. #4b4e69
  7. #3c3e54
  8. #2d2f3f
  9. #1e1f2a
  10. #0f1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd2
  2. #a0a6d7
  3. #aab0db
  4. #b5bae0
  5. #bfc4e4
  6. #cacee9
  7. #d5d7ed
  8. #dfe1f2
  9. #eaebf6
  10. #f4f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd2
  2. #9399ca
  3. #9196c2
  4. #8f94b9
  5. #8d91b1
  6. #8b8ea9
  7. #888ba1
  8. #868899
  9. #848690
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca2d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86a6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909fd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9dd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca2be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd2 {
  color: #959cd2;
}
Background
.bg-959cd2 {
  background-color: #959cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 40% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd2, #ac95d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.15 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.78 #6a632d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd2  rgb(149, 156, 210)  hsl(233, 40%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d2cb95  rgb(210, 203, 149)  hsl(53, 40%, 70%)  Sage
#d2959c  rgb(210, 149, 156)  hsl(353, 40%, 70%)  Puce
#9cd295  rgb(156, 210, 149)  hsl(113, 40%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple