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#959CD7

#959cd7 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#959cd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.7% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 233.64°, with 45.21% saturation and 71.37% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #959cd7
  2. #d7d095

Split complementary

  1. #959cd7
  2. #d7af95
  3. #bdd795

Analogous

  1. #95bdd7
  2. #959cd7
  3. #af95d7

Triadic

  1. #959cd7
  2. #d7959c
  3. #9cd795

Tetradic

  1. #959cd7
  2. #d095d7
  3. #d7d095
  4. #9cd795

Square

  1. #959cd7
  2. #d795bd
  3. #d7d095
  4. #95d7af

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4499
  2. #5d68c2
  3. #959cd7
  4. #cdd0ec
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#959cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd7
  2. #868cc2
  3. #777dac
  4. #686d97
  5. #595e81
  6. #4b4e6c
  7. #3c3e56
  8. #2d2f41
  9. #1e1f2b
  10. #0f1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd7
  2. #a0a6db
  3. #aab0df
  4. #b5bae3
  5. #bfc4e7
  6. #caceeb
  7. #d5d7ef
  8. #dfe1f3
  9. #eaebf7
  10. #f4f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd7
  2. #9399ce
  3. #9196c6
  4. #8f94bd
  5. #8d91b4
  6. #8b8eac
  7. #888ba3
  8. #86889a
  9. #848691
  10. #828389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba2da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84a7b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa0d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd7 {
  color: #959cd7;
}
Background
.bg-959cd7 {
  background-color: #959cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 45% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd7, #af95d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.59 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.54 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.66 #6a6328 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd7  rgb(149, 156, 215)  hsl(234, 45%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d7d095  rgb(215, 208, 149)  hsl(54, 45%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d7959c  rgb(215, 149, 156)  hsl(354, 45%, 71%)  Puce
#9cd795  rgb(156, 215, 149)  hsl(114, 45%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple