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Recognised as Colour

#939FFB

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

#939FFB is a blue with RGB values 147, 159, 251 and HSL 233°, 93%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#939FFB#939FFB
HEX#939FFB
RGBrgb(147, 159, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6235, 0.9843
RGB percentages57.6%, 62.4%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(233.1, 92.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 41.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK41.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,747
CSS custom property--colour: #939FFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6C6004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBEF93
Analogous#93D3FB, #BB93FB
Triadic#FB939F, #9FFB93
Split complementary#FBBB93, #D3FB93
Tetradic#FB93D3, #FBEF93, #93FBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6FF
Lighter +10%#C4CBFD
Darker −10%#6273F9
Darker −20%#3148F7
Darker −30%#0923EC
Darker −40%#071CBB
More saturated +25%#8F9CFF
Less saturated −25%#A1AAED

Channel breakdown

R147
G159
B251
Red147 (57.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 9F · B FB

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