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Recognised as Colour

#939DFF

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

#939DFF is a blue with RGB values 147, 157, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#939DFF#939DFF
HEX#939DFF
RGBrgb(147, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages57.6%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.4, 100%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 42.4%, 100%)
CMYK42.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,239
CSS custom property--colour: #939DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6C6200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70B1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF593
Analogous#93D3FF, #BF93FF
Triadic#FF939D, #9DFF93
Split complementary#FFBF93, #D3FF93
Tetradic#FF93D3, #FFF593, #93FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFF
Lighter +10%#C6CBFF
Darker −10%#606FFF
Darker −20%#2D40FF
Darker −30%#0017F9
Darker −40%#0012C6
More saturated +25%#939DFF
Less saturated −25%#A1A8F2

Channel breakdown

R147
G157
B255
Red147 (57.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9D · B FF

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