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#959CD2 closest to Azureno

#959CD2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Azureno. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(149, 156, 210)). Its HSL value is 233° hue, 40% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #959CD2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.96:1.

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Variations of #959CD2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#959CD2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#959CD2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #959CD2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #899DD1
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA2D4
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA0D3
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #899DD1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D9DD1
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #86A6AF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90A0C3
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D9EAE

#959CD2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.64:1 Very poor#959CD2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.96:1 Very good#959CD2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#959CD2 in CSS

/* Azureno */
.color { color: #959CD2; }
.background { background-color: #959CD2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #959CD2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 156 210);
color: hsl(233 40% 70%);
color: oklch(0.707 0.079 278.4);

#959CD2 FAQ

What color is #959CD2?

#959CD2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Azureno. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #959CD2?

#959CD2 is rgb(149, 156, 210) in RGB, hsl(233, 40%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #959CD2?

The complementary color of #959CD2 is #D2CB95, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #959CD2?

Black text has the best contrast on #959CD2: 7.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #959CD2 a warm or cool color?

#959CD2 is a cool color.