Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#939DCD

  • #939DCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#939DCD is a blue with RGB values 147, 157, 205 and HSL 230°, 37%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#939DCD#939DCD
HEX#939DCD
RGBrgb(147, 157, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6157, 0.8039
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(229.7, 36.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 28.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK28.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,189
CSS custom property--colour: #939DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6C6232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#84A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Thistle · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC393
Analogous#93BACD, #A693CD
Triadic#CD939D, #9DCD93
Split complementary#CDA693, #BACD93
Tetradic#CD93BA, #CDC393, #93CDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#D9DCED
Lighter +10%#B6BDDD
Darker −10%#707DBD
Darker −20%#4F5FAB
Darker −30%#3F4C88
Darker −40%#2F3865
More saturated +25%#7F90E1
Less saturated −25%#A7AAB9

Channel breakdown

R147
G157
B205
Red147 (57.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue229.66°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9D · B CD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “939dcd” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.