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#96ABDB

#96abdb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#96abdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 67.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.51% cyan, 21.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 48.94% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.4072

Complementary

  1. #96abdb
  2. #dbc696

Split complementary

  1. #96abdb
  2. #dba396
  3. #cddb96

Analogous

  1. #96cddb
  2. #96abdb
  3. #a396db

Triadic

  1. #96abdb
  2. #db96ab
  3. #abdb96

Tetradic

  1. #96abdb
  2. #c696db
  3. #dbc696
  4. #abdb96

Square

  1. #96abdb
  2. #db96cd
  3. #dbc696
  4. #96dba3

Monochromatic

  1. #3757a1
  2. #5d7dc7
  3. #96abdb
  4. #cfd9ef
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#96abdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96abdb
  2. #879ac5
  3. #7889af
  4. #697899
  5. #5a6783
  6. #4b566e
  7. #3c4458
  8. #2d3342
  9. #1e222c
  10. #0f1116
  11. #000000

Tints

#96abdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96abdb
  2. #a1b3df
  3. #abbce2
  4. #b6c4e6
  5. #c0cde9
  6. #cbd5ed
  7. #d5ddf1
  8. #e0e6f4
  9. #eaeef8
  10. #f5f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96abdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96abdb
  2. #94a7d2
  3. #92a2c9
  4. #8f9ec0
  5. #8d9ab7
  6. #8b96ae
  7. #8991a4
  8. #878d9b
  9. #848992
  10. #828489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3abc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a8da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82b5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99addc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95a9da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bb1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96abdb {
  color: #96abdb;
}
Background
.bg-96abdb {
  background-color: #96abdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96abdb {
  border: 2px solid #96abdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96abdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 171 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 49% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96abdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96abdb, #a396db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96abdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 171 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.40 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.60 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.88 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.96 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.38 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.22 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.56 #695424 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#96abdb  rgb(150, 171, 219)  hsl(222, 49%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbc696  rgb(219, 198, 150)  hsl(42, 49%, 72%)  Ecru
#db96ab  rgb(219, 150, 171)  hsl(342, 49%, 72%)  Puce
#abdb96  rgb(171, 219, 150)  hsl(102, 49%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple