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Colour

#939DB3

  • #939DB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#939DB3 is a blue with RGB values 147, 157, 179 and HSL 221°, 17%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#939DB3#939DB3
HEX#939DB3
RGBrgb(147, 157, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6157, 0.702
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(221.2, 17.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 17.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK17.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,163
CSS custom property--colour: #939DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6C624C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#949BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A993
Analogous#93ADB3, #9993B3
Triadic#B3939D, #9DB393
Split complementary#B39993, #ADB393
Tetradic#B393AD, #B3A993, #93B399

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF2
Lighter +20%#CFD3DD
Lighter +10%#B1B8C8
Darker −10%#75829E
Darker −20%#5D6983
Darker −30%#475166
Darker −40%#323948
More saturated +25%#7C94CA
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R147
G157
B179
Red147 (57.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9D · B B3

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