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#959CD3

#959cd3 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#959cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.38% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 233.23°, with 41.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3487

Complementary

  1. #959cd3
  2. #d3cc95

Split complementary

  1. #959cd3
  2. #d3ad95
  3. #bbd395

Analogous

  1. #95bbd3
  2. #959cd3
  3. #ad95d3

Triadic

  1. #959cd3
  2. #d3959c
  3. #9cd395

Tetradic

  1. #959cd3
  2. #cc95d3
  3. #d3cc95
  4. #9cd395

Square

  1. #959cd3
  2. #d395bb
  3. #d3cc95
  4. #95d3ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4692
  2. #5f6abd
  3. #959cd3
  4. #cbcee9
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#959cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd3
  2. #868cbe
  3. #777da9
  4. #686d94
  5. #595e7f
  6. #4b4e6a
  7. #3c3e54
  8. #2d2f3f
  9. #1e1f2a
  10. #0f1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd3
  2. #a0a6d7
  3. #aab0dc
  4. #b5bae0
  5. #bfc4e5
  6. #cacee9
  7. #d5d7ed
  8. #dfe1f2
  9. #eaebf6
  10. #f4f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd3
  2. #9399cb
  3. #9196c2
  4. #8f94ba
  5. #8d91b2
  6. #8b8eaa
  7. #888ba1
  8. #868899
  9. #848691
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca2d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #889dd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85a6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90a0d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca2bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd3 {
  color: #959cd3;
}
Background
.bg-959cd3 {
  background-color: #959cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 41% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd3, #ad95d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.24 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.57 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.76 #6a632c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd3  rgb(149, 156, 211)  hsl(233, 41%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d3cc95  rgb(211, 204, 149)  hsl(53, 41%, 71%)  Sage
#d3959c  rgb(211, 149, 156)  hsl(353, 41%, 71%)  Puce
#9cd395  rgb(156, 211, 149)  hsl(113, 41%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple