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Recognised as Colour

#948FDA

  • #948FDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#948FDA is a blue with RGB values 148, 143, 218 and HSL 244°, 50%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#948FDA#948FDA
HEX#948FDA
RGBrgb(148, 143, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5608, 0.8549
RGB percentages58%, 56.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(244, 50.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 34.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,736,154
CSS custom property--colour: #948FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#6B7025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7999DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7795D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#839DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DA8F
Analogous#8FAFDA, #B98FDA
Triadic#DA948F, #8FDA94
Split complementary#DABA8F, #B0DA8F
Tetradic#DA8FB0, #D5DA8F, #8FDABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDCF3
Lighter +10%#B9B5E7
Darker −10%#6F69CD
Darker −20%#4B42C1
Darker −30%#3B349C
Darker −40%#2C2776
More saturated +25%#847CED
Less saturated −25%#A4A2C7

Channel breakdown

R148
G143
B218
Red148 (58%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 8F · B DA

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