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#9495CD

#9495cd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9495cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 58.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.8% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 238.95°, with 36.31% saturation and 69.22% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 8.03.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.322

Complementary

  1. #9495cd
  2. #cdcc94

Split complementary

  1. #9495cd
  2. #cdb094
  3. #b2cd94

Analogous

  1. #94b2cd
  2. #9495cd
  3. #b094cd

Triadic

  1. #9495cd
  2. #cd9495
  3. #95cd94

Tetradic

  1. #9495cd
  2. #cc94cd
  3. #cdcc94
  4. #95cd94

Square

  1. #9495cd
  2. #cd94b2
  3. #cdcc94
  4. #94cdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #404188
  2. #6061b5
  3. #9495cd
  4. #c8c9e5
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#9495cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9495cd
  2. #8586b9
  3. #7677a4
  4. #686890
  5. #59597b
  6. #4a4b67
  7. #3b3c52
  8. #2c2d3e
  9. #1e1e29
  10. #0f0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9495cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9495cd
  2. #9fa0d2
  3. #a9aad7
  4. #b4b5dc
  5. #bfbfe1
  6. #cacae6
  7. #d4d5eb
  8. #dfdff0
  9. #eaeaf5
  10. #f4f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9495cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9495cd
  2. #9293c5
  3. #9091be
  4. #8e8fb6
  5. #8c8dae
  6. #8a8ba7
  7. #88889f
  8. #868697
  9. #84848f
  10. #828288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9798b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8398cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #869fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c99ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a97cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c9bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9495cd {
  color: #9495cd;
}
Background
.bg-9495cd {
  background-color: #9495cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9495cd {
  border: 2px solid #9495cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9495cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 36% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9495cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9495cd, #b094cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9495cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.03 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.06 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.59 #6b6a32 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9495cd  rgb(148, 149, 205)  hsl(239, 36%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cdcc94  rgb(205, 204, 148)  hsl(59, 36%, 69%)  Sage
#cd9495  rgb(205, 148, 149)  hsl(359, 36%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#95cd94  rgb(149, 205, 148)  hsl(119, 36%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green