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Recognised as Colour

#949BBE

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

#949BBE is a blue with RGB values 148, 155, 190 and HSL 230°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#949BBE#949BBE
HEX#949BBE
RGBrgb(148, 155, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6078, 0.7451
RGB percentages58%, 60.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(230, 24.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 22.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK22.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,198
CSS custom property--colour: #949BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6B6441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 20Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB794
Analogous#94B0BE, #A294BE
Triadic#BE949B, #9BBE94
Split complementary#BEA294, #B0BE94
Tetradic#BE94B0, #BEB794, #94BEA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4F8
Lighter +20%#D3D6E5
Lighter +10%#B4B9D1
Darker −10%#747DAB
Darker −20%#596393
Darker −30%#464D73
Darker −40%#333853
More saturated +25%#7F8DD4
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R148
G155
B190
Red148 (58%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)24.42%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9B · B BE

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