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#959CD0

#959cd0 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#959cd0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 61.18% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.37% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 232.88°, with 38.56% saturation and 70% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3472

Complementary

  1. #959cd0
  2. #d0c995

Split complementary

  1. #959cd0
  2. #d0ab95
  3. #bad095

Analogous

  1. #95bad0
  2. #959cd0
  3. #ab95d0

Triadic

  1. #959cd0
  2. #d0959c
  3. #9cd095

Tetradic

  1. #959cd0
  2. #c995d0
  3. #d0c995
  4. #9cd095

Square

  1. #959cd0
  2. #d095ba
  3. #d0c995
  4. #95d0ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3f488d
  2. #606bb8
  3. #959cd0
  4. #cacee7
  5. #f1f2f9

Shades

#959cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959cd0
  2. #868cbb
  3. #777da6
  4. #686d92
  5. #595e7d
  6. #4b4e68
  7. #3c3e53
  8. #2d2f3e
  9. #1e1f2a
  10. #0f1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#959cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959cd0
  2. #a0a6d5
  3. #aab0d9
  4. #b5bade
  5. #bfc4e3
  6. #cacee8
  7. #d5d7ec
  8. #dfe1f1
  9. #eaebf6
  10. #f4f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959cd0
  2. #9399c8
  3. #9196c0
  4. #8f94b8
  5. #8d91b0
  6. #8b8ea8
  7. #888ba0
  8. #868898
  9. #848690
  10. #828388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da1d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86a6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9dcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959cd0 {
  color: #959cd0;
}
Background
.bg-959cd0 {
  background-color: #959cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #959cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 156 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 39% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959cd0, #ab95d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 156 208 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.99 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.88 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.68 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.81 #6a632f Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#959cd0  rgb(149, 156, 208)  hsl(233, 39%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d0c995  rgb(208, 201, 149)  hsl(53, 39%, 70%)  Sage
#d0959c  rgb(208, 149, 156)  hsl(353, 39%, 70%)  Puce
#9cd095  rgb(156, 208, 149)  hsl(113, 39%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple