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#A59CDC

#a59cdc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a59cdc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 61.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 248.44°, with 47.76% saturation and 73.73% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.87.

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Relative luminance0.3694

Complementary

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #d3dc9c

Split complementary

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #dcc59c
  3. #b3dc9c

Analogous

  1. #9cb3dc
  2. #a59cdc
  3. #c59cdc

Triadic

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #dca59c
  3. #9cdca5

Tetradic

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #dc9cd3
  3. #d3dc9c
  4. #9cdca5

Square

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #dc9cb3
  3. #d3dc9c
  4. #9cdcc5

Monochromatic

  1. #493aa5
  2. #7263c8
  3. #a59cdc
  4. #d8d5f0
  5. #f1f0fa

Shades

#a59cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #958cc6
  3. #847db0
  4. #746d9a
  5. #635e84
  6. #534e6e
  7. #423e58
  8. #322f42
  9. #211f2c
  10. #111016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #aea6e0
  3. #b7b0e3
  4. #c0bae7
  5. #c9c4ea
  6. #d2ceee
  7. #dbd7f1
  8. #e4e1f5
  9. #edebf8
  10. #f6f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #a199d3
  3. #9e96ca
  4. #9a94c0
  5. #9691b7
  6. #938eae
  7. #8f8ba5
  8. #8b889c
  9. #878692
  10. #848389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca5df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca2da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99a7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a1de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a0db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ea3c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59cdc {
  color: #a59cdc;
}
Background
.bg-a59cdc {
  background-color: #a59cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59cdc {
  border: 2px solid #a59cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 48% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59cdc, #c59cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.98 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.70 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.05 #5a6323 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a59cdc  rgb(165, 156, 220)  hsl(248, 48%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d3dc9c  rgb(211, 220, 156)  hsl(68, 48%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#dca59c  rgb(220, 165, 156)  hsl(8, 48%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#9cdca5  rgb(156, 220, 165)  hsl(128, 48%, 74%)  Celadon