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Colour

#949BAF

  • #949BAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949BAF is a blue with RGB values 148, 155, 175 and HSL 224°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#949BAF#949BAF
HEX#949BAF
RGBrgb(148, 155, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6078, 0.6863
RGB percentages58%, 60.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(224.4, 14.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 15.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK15.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,183
CSS custom property--colour: #949BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32834WCAG 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 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#6B6450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#939AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA894
Analogous#94A8AF, #9B94AF
Triadic#AF949B, #9BAF94
Split complementary#AF9B94, #A8AF94
Tetradic#AF94A8, #AFA894, #94AF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDF0
Lighter +20%#CED2DB
Lighter +10%#B1B6C5
Darker −10%#778099
Darker −20%#5F677E
Darker −30%#494F61
Darker −40%#333744
More saturated +25%#7D90C6
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R148
G155
B175
Red148 (58%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9B · B AF

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