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Colour

#939CAF

  • #939CAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#939CAF is a blue with RGB values 147, 156, 175 and HSL 221°, 15%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#939CAF#939CAF
HEX#939CAF
RGBrgb(147, 156, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6118, 0.6863
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 14.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 16%, 68.6%)
CMYK16%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,673,903
CSS custom property--colour: #939CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#6C6350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#949BAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA693
Analogous#93AAAF, #9893AF
Triadic#AF939C, #9CAF93
Split complementary#AF9893, #AAAF93
Tetradic#AF93AA, #AFA693, #93AF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEDF0
Lighter +20%#CED2DA
Lighter +10%#B0B7C5
Darker −10%#768199
Darker −20%#5E687E
Darker −30%#485061
Darker −40%#323844
More saturated +25%#7B94C7
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R147
G156
B175
Red147 (57.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)14.89%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9C · B AF

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