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Recognised as Colour

#9490A6

  • #9490A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9490A6 is a blue with RGB values 148, 144, 166 and HSL 251°, 11%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9490A6#9490A6
HEX#9490A6
RGBrgb(148, 144, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5647, 0.651
RGB percentages58%, 56.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(250.9, 11%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 13.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,736,358
CSS custom property--colour: #9490A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#6B6F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C93A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C92A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#919397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2A690
Analogous#9097A6, #9F90A6
Triadic#A69490, #90A694
Split complementary#A69F90, #97A690
Tetradic#A69097, #A2A690, #90A69F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E5EA
Lighter +20%#CBC9D3
Lighter +10%#AFACBD
Darker −10%#79748F
Darker −20%#615D73
Darker −30%#494657
Darker −40%#312F3B
More saturated +25%#8477BF
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R148
G144
B166
Red148 (58%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 90 · B A6

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