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Recognised as Colour

#939FC4

  • #939FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#939FC4 is a blue with RGB values 147, 159, 196 and HSL 225°, 29%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#939FC4#939FC4
HEX#939FC4
RGBrgb(147, 159, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6235, 0.7686
RGB percentages57.6%, 62.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(225.3, 29.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 25%, 76.9%)
CMYK25%, 18.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,692
CSS custom property--colour: #939FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#6C603B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#909EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#87A6ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B893
Analogous#93B8C4, #9F93C4
Triadic#C4939F, #9FC493
Split complementary#C49F93, #B8C493
Tetradic#C493B8, #C4B893, #93C49F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FA
Lighter +20%#D5DAE8
Lighter +10%#B4BCD6
Darker −10%#7282B2
Darker −20%#55669C
Darker −30%#43517B
Darker −40%#313B5A
More saturated +25%#7E94D9
Less saturated −25%#A8AAAF

Channel breakdown

R147
G159
B196
Red147 (57.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue225.31°
Saturation (HSL)29.34%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9F · B C4

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