Colour

#939CB2

#939CB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#939CB2 is a blue with RGB values 147, 156, 178 and HSL 223°, 17%, 64%. 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

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HEX#939CB2

RGBrgb(147, 156, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6118, 0.698

RGB percentages57.6%, 61.2%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(222.6, 16.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 17.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK17.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,673,906

CSS custom property--colour: #939CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#6C634D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#939BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8CA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 16.5 Silver · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2A993

Analogous#93ACB2, #9993B2

Triadic#B2939C, #9CB293

Split complementary#B29993, #ACB293

Tetradic#B293AC, #B2A993, #93B299

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEEF2

Lighter +20%#CFD3DC

Lighter +10%#B1B7C7

Darker −10%#75819D

Darker −20%#5D6882

Darker −30%#485064

Darker −40%#323847

More saturated +25%#7C92C9

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R147

G156

B178

Red147 (57.6%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue222.58°

Saturation (HSL)16.76%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 9C · B B2

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