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#96AFEF

#96afef ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#96afef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 68.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.24% cyan, 26.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 73.55% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.4338

Complementary

  1. #96afef
  2. #efd696

Split complementary

  1. #96afef
  2. #efa996
  3. #dbef96

Analogous

  1. #96dbef
  2. #96afef
  3. #a996ef

Triadic

  1. #96afef
  2. #ef96af
  3. #afef96

Tetradic

  1. #96afef
  2. #d696ef
  3. #efd696
  4. #afef96

Square

  1. #96afef
  2. #ef96db
  3. #efd696
  4. #96efa9

Monochromatic

  1. #1f50cd
  2. #547ce5
  3. #96afef
  4. #d8e2f9
  5. #edf2fc

Shades

#96afef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96afef
  2. #879ed7
  3. #788cbf
  4. #697ba7
  5. #5a698f
  6. #4b5878
  7. #3c4660
  8. #2d3548
  9. #1e2330
  10. #0f1218
  11. #000000

Tints

#96afef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96afef
  2. #a1b7f1
  3. #abbff2
  4. #b6c7f4
  5. #c0cff5
  6. #cbd7f7
  7. #d5dff9
  8. #e0e7fa
  9. #eaeffc
  10. #f5f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96afef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96afef
  2. #94aae4
  3. #92a6d9
  4. #8fa1ce
  5. #8d9cc3
  6. #8b98b8
  7. #8993ac
  8. #878ea1
  9. #848996
  10. #82858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab4f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91acee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7abcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b2f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93adee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86b7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96afef {
  color: #96afef;
}
Background
.bg-96afef {
  background-color: #96afef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96afef {
  border: 2px solid #96afef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96afef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 175 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 74% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96afef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96afef, #a996ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96afef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 175 239 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.18 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.82 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.03 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.78 #695010 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#96afef  rgb(150, 175, 239)  hsl(223, 74%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#efd696  rgb(239, 214, 150)  hsl(43, 74%, 76%)  Vanilla
#ef96af  rgb(239, 150, 175)  hsl(343, 74%, 76%)  Flamingo Pink
#afef96  rgb(175, 239, 150)  hsl(103, 74%, 76%)  Light Green