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#959CD6

#959cd6 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#959cd6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 61.18% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.37% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 233.54°, with 44.22% saturation and 71.18% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3502

Complementary

  1. #959cd6
  2. #d6cf95

Split complementary

  1. #959cd6
  2. #d6af95
  3. #bdd695

Analogous

  1. #95bdd6
  2. #959cd6
  3. #af95d6

Triadic

  1. #959cd6
  2. #d6959c
  3. #9cd695

Tetradic

  1. #959cd6
  2. #cf95d6
  3. #d6cf95
  4. #9cd695

Square

  1. #959cd6
  2. #d695bd
  3. #d6cf95
  4. #95d6af

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4597
  2. #5e68c1
  3. #959cd6
  4. #ccd0eb
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#959cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd6
  2. #868cc1
  3. #777dab
  4. #686d96
  5. #595e80
  6. #4b4e6b
  7. #3c3e56
  8. #2d2f40
  9. #1e1f2b
  10. #0f1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd6
  2. #a0a6da
  3. #aab0de
  4. #b5bae2
  5. #bfc4e6
  6. #caceeb
  7. #d5d7ef
  8. #dfe1f3
  9. #eaebf7
  10. #f4f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd6
  2. #9399cd
  3. #9196c5
  4. #8f94bc
  5. #8d91b4
  6. #8b8eab
  7. #888ba2
  8. #86889a
  9. #848691
  10. #828389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9eb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba2d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879ed5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84a7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa0d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9dd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd6 {
  color: #959cd6;
}
Background
.bg-959cd6 {
  background-color: #959cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 44% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd6, #af95d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.50 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.54 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.69 #6a6329 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd6  rgb(149, 156, 214)  hsl(234, 44%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d6cf95  rgb(214, 207, 149)  hsl(54, 44%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d6959c  rgb(214, 149, 156)  hsl(354, 44%, 71%)  Puce
#9cd695  rgb(156, 214, 149)  hsl(114, 44%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple