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#969DFD

#969dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#969dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.71% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.92°, with 96.26% saturation and 79.02% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.41.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #969dfd
  2. #fdf696

Split complementary

  1. #969dfd
  2. #fdc296
  3. #d1fd96

Analogous

  1. #96d1fd
  2. #969dfd
  3. #c296fd

Triadic

  1. #969dfd
  2. #fd969d
  3. #9dfd96

Tetradic

  1. #969dfd
  2. #f696fd
  3. #fdf696
  4. #9dfd96

Square

  1. #969dfd
  2. #fd96d1
  3. #fdf696
  4. #96fdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #0515f5
  2. #4b57fc
  3. #969dfd
  4. #e1e3fe
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#969dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969dfd
  2. #878de4
  3. #787eca
  4. #696eb1
  5. #5a5e98
  6. #4b4f7f
  7. #3c3f65
  8. #2d2f4c
  9. #1e1f33
  10. #0f1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#969dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969dfd
  2. #a1a7fd
  3. #abb1fd
  4. #b6bafe
  5. #c0c4fe
  6. #cbcefe
  7. #d5d8fe
  8. #e0e2fe
  9. #eaebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969dfd
  2. #949af1
  3. #9297e4
  4. #8f94d8
  5. #8d91cb
  6. #8b8fbf
  7. #898cb2
  8. #8789a6
  9. #848699
  10. #82838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75a1fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76b0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84a0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84a9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969dfd {
  color: #969dfd;
}
Background
.bg-969dfd {
  background-color: #969dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969dfd {
  border: 2px solid #969dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 96% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969dfd, #c296fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 13.80 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 14.07 #696202 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#969dfd  rgb(150, 157, 253)  hsl(236, 96%, 79%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdf696  rgb(253, 246, 150)  hsl(56, 96%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd969d  rgb(253, 150, 157)  hsl(356, 96%, 79%)  Salmon Pink
#9dfd96  rgb(157, 253, 150)  hsl(116, 96%, 79%)  Mint Green