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Recognised as Colour

#9494EF

  • #9494EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9494EF is a blue with RGB values 148, 148, 239 and HSL 240°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9494EF#9494EF
HEX#9494EF
RGBrgb(148, 148, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5804, 0.9373
RGB percentages58%, 58%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 74%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK38.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,737,455
CSS custom property--colour: #9494EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#6B6B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#729AEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7AA6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEF94
Analogous#94C2EF, #C294EF
Triadic#EF9494, #94EF94
Split complementary#EFC294, #C2EF94
Tetradic#EF94C2, #EFEF94, #94EFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEDFC
Lighter +10%#C0C0F6
Darker −10%#6868E8
Darker −20%#3B3BE2
Darker −30%#1E1ECC
Darker −40%#18189F
More saturated +25%#8585FE
Less saturated −25%#A3A3E0

Channel breakdown

R148
G148
B239
Red148 (58%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 94 · B EF

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