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Colour

#939DE0

  • #939DE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#939DE0 is a blue with RGB values 147, 157, 224 and HSL 232°, 55%, 73%. 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

#939DE0#939DE0
HEX#939DE0
RGBrgb(147, 157, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6157, 0.8784
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(232.2, 55.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 34.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK34.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,208
CSS custom property--colour: #939DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#6C621F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A4E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#839EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EAAB5no 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 text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D693
Analogous#93C3E0, #AF93E0
Triadic#E0939D, #9DE093
Split complementary#E0AF93, #C3E093
Tetradic#E093C3, #E0D693, #93E0AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5F7
Lighter +10%#BBC1EB
Darker −10%#6B79D5
Darker −20%#4455C9
Darker −30%#3140A9
Darker −40%#253182
More saturated +25%#8290F1
Less saturated −25%#A4AACF

Channel breakdown

R147
G157
B224
Red147 (57.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue232.21°
Saturation (HSL)55.4%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9D · B E0

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