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#9494DB

#9494db ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9494db is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 58.04% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.42% cyan, 32.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 49.65% saturation and 71.96% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3259

Complementary

  1. #9494db
  2. #dbdb94

Split complementary

  1. #9494db
  2. #dbb794
  3. #b7db94

Analogous

  1. #94b7db
  2. #9494db
  3. #b794db

Triadic

  1. #9494db
  2. #db9494
  3. #94db94

Tetradic

  1. #9494db
  2. #db94db
  3. #dbdb94
  4. #94db94

Square

  1. #9494db
  2. #db94b7
  3. #dbdb94
  4. #94dbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #3636a0
  2. #5b5bc8
  3. #9494db
  4. #cdcdee
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#9494db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9494db
  2. #8585c5
  3. #7676af
  4. #686899
  5. #595983
  6. #4a4a6e
  7. #3b3b58
  8. #2c2c42
  9. #1e1e2c
  10. #0f0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#9494db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9494db
  2. #9f9fdf
  3. #a9a9e2
  4. #b4b4e6
  5. #bfbfe9
  6. #cacaed
  7. #d4d4f1
  8. #dfdff4
  9. #eaeaf8
  10. #f4f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9494db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9494db
  2. #9292d2
  3. #9090c9
  4. #8e8ec0
  5. #8c8cb7
  6. #8a8aae
  7. #8888a4
  8. #86869b
  9. #848492
  10. #828289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9898b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f9dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c98d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82a1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8899dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8697da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9494db {
  color: #9494db;
}
Background
.bg-9494db {
  background-color: #9494db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9494db {
  border: 2px solid #9494db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9494db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 148 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 50% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9494db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9494db, #b794db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9494db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 148 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.00 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.34 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.38 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.00 #6b6b24 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9494db  rgb(148, 148, 219)  hsl(240, 50%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbdb94  rgb(219, 219, 148)  hsl(60, 50%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#db9494  rgb(219, 148, 148)  hsl(0, 50%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#94db94  rgb(148, 219, 148)  hsl(120, 50%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple