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Recognised as Colour

#9495C8

  • #9495C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9495C8 is a blue with RGB values 148, 149, 200 and HSL 239°, 32%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9495C8#9495C8
HEX#9495C8
RGBrgb(148, 149, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5843, 0.7843
RGB percentages58%, 58.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(238.8, 32.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 26%, 78.4%)
CMYK26%, 25.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,737,672
CSS custom property--colour: #9495C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#6B6A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8598C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#889EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C794
Analogous#94AFC8, #AD94C8
Triadic#C89495, #95C894
Split complementary#C8AD94, #AFC894
Tetradic#C894AF, #C8C794, #94C8AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FC
Lighter +20%#D7D8EB
Lighter +10%#B6B6D9
Darker −10%#7274B7
Darker −20%#5455A2
Darker −30%#424381
Darker −40%#31325F
More saturated +25%#8082DC
Less saturated −25%#A8A8B4

Channel breakdown

R148
G149
B200
Red148 (58%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue238.85°
Saturation (HSL)32.1%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 95 · B C8

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