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Recognised as Colour

#939CDE

  • #939CDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#939CDE is a blue with RGB values 147, 156, 222 and HSL 233°, 53%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#939CDE#939CDE
HEX#939CDE
RGBrgb(147, 156, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6118, 0.8706
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(232.8, 53.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 33.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK33.8%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,673,950
CSS custom property--colour: #939CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#6C6321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A3E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#839EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Thistle · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED593
Analogous#93C2DE, #AF93DE
Triadic#DE939C, #9CDE93
Split complementary#DEAF93, #C2DE93
Tetradic#DE93C2, #DED593, #93DEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E4F6
Lighter +10%#BAC0EA
Darker −10%#6C78D2
Darker −20%#4554C6
Darker −30%#3340A5
Darker −40%#27317E
More saturated +25%#818FF0
Less saturated −25%#A5A9CC

Channel breakdown

R147
G156
B222
Red147 (57.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9C · B DE

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