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#9499CD

#9499cd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9499cd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 60% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.8% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 234.74°, 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3349

Complementary

  1. #9499cd
  2. #cdc894

Split complementary

  1. #9499cd
  2. #cdac94
  3. #b6cd94

Analogous

  1. #94b6cd
  2. #9499cd
  3. #ac94cd

Triadic

  1. #9499cd
  2. #cd9499
  3. #99cd94

Tetradic

  1. #9499cd
  2. #c894cd
  3. #cdc894
  4. #99cd94

Square

  1. #9499cd
  2. #cd94b6
  3. #cdc894
  4. #94cdac

Monochromatic

  1. #404688
  2. #6067b5
  3. #9499cd
  4. #c8cbe5
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#9499cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9499cd
  2. #858ab9
  3. #767aa4
  4. #686b90
  5. #595c7b
  6. #4a4d67
  7. #3b3d52
  8. #2c2e3e
  9. #1e1f29
  10. #0f0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9499cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9499cd
  2. #9fa3d2
  3. #a9add7
  4. #b4b8dc
  5. #bfc2e1
  6. #cacce6
  7. #d4d6eb
  8. #dfe0f0
  9. #eaebf5
  10. #f4f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9499cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9499cd
  2. #9297c5
  3. #9094be
  4. #8e92b6
  5. #8c8fae
  6. #8a8da7
  7. #888a9f
  8. #868897
  9. #84858f
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86a2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c9fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9499cd {
  color: #9499cd;
}
Background
.bg-9499cd {
  background-color: #9499cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9499cd {
  border: 2px solid #9499cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9499cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 153 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 36% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9499cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9499cd, #ac94cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9499cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 153 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.77 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.90 #6b6632 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9499cd  rgb(148, 153, 205)  hsl(235, 36%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cdc894  rgb(205, 200, 148)  hsl(55, 36%, 69%)  Sage
#cd9499  rgb(205, 148, 153)  hsl(355, 36%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#99cd94  rgb(153, 205, 148)  hsl(115, 36%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green