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#959CDC

#959cdc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#959cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.27% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 234.08°, with 50.35% saturation and 72.35% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3533

Complementary

  1. #959cdc
  2. #dcd595

Split complementary

  1. #959cdc
  2. #dcb195
  3. #bfdc95

Analogous

  1. #95bfdc
  2. #959cdc
  3. #b195dc

Triadic

  1. #959cdc
  2. #dc959c
  3. #9cdc95

Tetradic

  1. #959cdc
  2. #d595dc
  3. #dcd595
  4. #9cdc95

Square

  1. #959cdc
  2. #dc95bf
  3. #dcd595
  4. #95dcb1

Monochromatic

  1. #3640a2
  2. #5b66c9
  3. #959cdc
  4. #cfd2ef
  5. #f0f1fa

Shades

#959cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cdc
  2. #868cc6
  3. #777db0
  4. #686d9a
  5. #595e84
  6. #4b4e6e
  7. #3c3e58
  8. #2d2f42
  9. #1e1f2c
  10. #0f1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cdc
  2. #a0a6e0
  3. #aab0e3
  4. #b5bae7
  5. #bfc4ea
  6. #caceee
  7. #d5d7f1
  8. #dfe1f5
  9. #eaebf8
  10. #f4f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cdc
  2. #9399d3
  3. #9196ca
  4. #8f94c0
  5. #8d91b7
  6. #8b8eae
  7. #888ba5
  8. #86889c
  9. #848692
  10. #828389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a3df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82a8b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ea0de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c9ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aa3c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cdc {
  color: #959cdc;
}
Background
.bg-959cdc {
  background-color: #959cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cdc {
  border: 2px solid #959cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 50% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cdc, #b195dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.03 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.85 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.87 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.54 #6a6323 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cdc  rgb(149, 156, 220)  hsl(234, 50%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dcd595  rgb(220, 213, 149)  hsl(54, 50%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#dc959c  rgb(220, 149, 156)  hsl(354, 50%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#9cdc95  rgb(156, 220, 149)  hsl(114, 50%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple