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#969DFF

#969dff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#969dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 61.57% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.18% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 100% saturation and 79.41% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.41.

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Relative luminance0.3782

Complementary

  1. #969dff
  2. #fff896

Split complementary

  1. #969dff
  2. #ffc396
  3. #d1ff96

Analogous

  1. #96d1ff
  2. #969dff
  3. #c396ff

Triadic

  1. #969dff
  2. #ff969d
  3. #9dff96

Tetradic

  1. #969dff
  2. #f896ff
  3. #fff896
  4. #9dff96

Square

  1. #969dff
  2. #ff96d1
  3. #fff896
  4. #96ffc3

Monochromatic

  1. #0011fc
  2. #4956ff
  3. #969dff
  4. #e2e4ff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#969dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969dff
  2. #878de6
  3. #787ecc
  4. #696eb3
  5. #5a5e99
  6. #4b4f80
  7. #3c3f66
  8. #2d2f4d
  9. #1e1f33
  10. #0f101a
  11. #000000

Tints

#969dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969dff
  2. #a1a7ff
  3. #abb1ff
  4. #b6baff
  5. #c0c4ff
  6. #cbceff
  7. #d5d8ff
  8. #e0e2ff
  9. #eaebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969dff
  2. #949af2
  3. #9297e6
  4. #8f94d9
  5. #8d91cc
  6. #8b8fc0
  7. #898cb3
  8. #8789a6
  9. #848699
  10. #82838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa2cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ba9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74a2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75b1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83a0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84a9dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969dff {
  color: #969dff;
}
Background
.bg-969dff {
  background-color: #969dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969dff {
  border: 2px solid #969dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 157 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 100% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969dff, #c396ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 157 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 13.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 14.21 #696200 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#969dff  rgb(150, 157, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 79%)  Cornflower Blue
#fff896  rgb(255, 248, 150)  hsl(56, 100%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff969d  rgb(255, 150, 157)  hsl(356, 100%, 79%)  Salmon Pink
#9dff96  rgb(157, 255, 150)  hsl(116, 100%, 79%)  Mint Green