Colour

#939BAD

#939BAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#939BAD is a blue with RGB values 147, 155, 173 and HSL 222°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#939BAD

RGBrgb(147, 155, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6078, 0.6784

RGB percentages57.6%, 60.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(221.5, 13.7%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 15%, 67.8%)

CMYK15%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,673,645

CSS custom property--colour: #939BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#6C6452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#949AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 14.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADA593

Analogous#93A8AD, #9893AD

Triadic#AD939B, #9BAD93

Split complementary#AD9893, #A8AD93

Tetradic#AD93A8, #ADA593, #93AD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAECEF

Lighter +20%#CDD1D9

Lighter +10%#B0B6C3

Darker −10%#768097

Darker −20%#5E677C

Darker −30%#484F5F

Darker −40%#323742

More saturated +25%#7B92C5

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R147

G155

B173

Red147 (57.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)13.68%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 9B · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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