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#959CD9

#959cd9 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#959cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.34% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 233.82°, with 47.22% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3518

Complementary

  1. #959cd9
  2. #d9d295

Split complementary

  1. #959cd9
  2. #d9b095
  3. #bed995

Analogous

  1. #95bed9
  2. #959cd9
  3. #b095d9

Triadic

  1. #959cd9
  2. #d9959c
  3. #9cd995

Tetradic

  1. #959cd9
  2. #d295d9
  3. #d9d295
  4. #9cd995

Square

  1. #959cd9
  2. #d995be
  3. #d9d295
  4. #95d9b0

Monochromatic

  1. #38439d
  2. #5d67c5
  3. #959cd9
  4. #cdd1ed
  5. #f0f1fa

Shades

#959cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd9
  2. #868cc3
  3. #777dae
  4. #686d98
  5. #595e82
  6. #4b4e6d
  7. #3c3e57
  8. #2d2f41
  9. #1e1f2b
  10. #0f1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd9
  2. #a0a6dd
  3. #aab0e1
  4. #b5bae4
  5. #bfc4e8
  6. #caceec
  7. #d5d7f0
  8. #dfe1f4
  9. #eaebf7
  10. #f4f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd9
  2. #9399d0
  3. #9196c7
  4. #8f94be
  5. #8d91b5
  6. #8b8ead
  7. #888ba4
  8. #86889b
  9. #848692
  10. #828389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa3dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #869ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83a7b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ea0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c9dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba3c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd9 {
  color: #959cd9;
}
Background
.bg-959cd9 {
  background-color: #959cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 47% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd9, #b095d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.76 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.39 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.53 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.60 #6a6326 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd9  rgb(149, 156, 217)  hsl(234, 47%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d9d295  rgb(217, 210, 149)  hsl(54, 47%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d9959c  rgb(217, 149, 156)  hsl(354, 47%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#9cd995  rgb(156, 217, 149)  hsl(114, 47%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple