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#9696CC

#9696cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9696cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 58.82% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.47% cyan, 26.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 34.62% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.78.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3266

Complementary

  1. #9696cc
  2. #cccc96

Split complementary

  1. #9696cc
  2. #ccb196
  3. #b1cc96

Analogous

  1. #96b1cc
  2. #9696cc
  3. #b196cc

Triadic

  1. #9696cc
  2. #cc9696
  3. #96cc96

Tetradic

  1. #9696cc
  2. #cc96cc
  3. #cccc96
  4. #96cc96

Square

  1. #9696cc
  2. #cc96b1
  3. #cccc96
  4. #96ccb1

Monochromatic

  1. #424287
  2. #6262b3
  3. #9696cc
  4. #c9c9e5
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#9696cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9696cc
  2. #8787b8
  3. #7878a3
  4. #69698f
  5. #5a5a7a
  6. #4b4b66
  7. #3c3c52
  8. #2d2d3d
  9. #1e1e29
  10. #0f0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#9696cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9696cc
  2. #a1a1d1
  3. #ababd6
  4. #b6b6db
  5. #c0c0e0
  6. #cbcbe6
  7. #d5d5eb
  8. #e0e0f0
  9. #eaeaf5
  10. #f5f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9696cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9696cc
  2. #9494c4
  3. #9292bd
  4. #8f8fb5
  5. #8d8dae
  6. #8b8ba6
  7. #89899e
  8. #878797
  9. #84848f
  10. #828288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9999b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8699cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #899fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c98cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9696cc {
  color: #9696cc;
}
Background
.bg-9696cc {
  background-color: #9696cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9696cc {
  border: 2px solid #9696cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9696cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 150 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 35% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9696cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9696cc, #b196cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9696cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 150 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.78 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.78 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.15 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.83 #696933 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9696cc  rgb(150, 150, 204)  hsl(240, 35%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cccc96  rgb(204, 204, 150)  hsl(60, 35%, 69%)  Sage
#cc9696  rgb(204, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 35%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#96cc96  rgb(150, 204, 150)  hsl(120, 35%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green