Colour

#949BB1

#949BB1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#949BB1 is a blue with RGB values 148, 155, 177 and HSL 226°, 16%, 64%. 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

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HEX#949BB1

RGBrgb(148, 155, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6078, 0.6941

RGB percentages58%, 60.8%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(225.5, 15.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 16.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK16.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,739,185

CSS custom property--colour: #949BB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#6B644E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#939AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Silver · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1AA94

Analogous#94AAB1, #9C94B1

Triadic#B1949B, #9BB194

Split complementary#B19C94, #AAB194

Tetradic#B194AA, #B1AA94, #94B19C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEEF2

Lighter +20%#CFD2DC

Lighter +10%#B1B7C7

Darker −10%#777F9B

Darker −20%#5E6681

Darker −30%#494F63

Darker −40%#333846

More saturated +25%#7D8FC8

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R148

G155

B177

Red148 (58%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue225.52°

Saturation (HSL)15.68%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 9B · B B1

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