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Colour

#949CB3

  • #949CB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949CB3 is a blue with RGB values 148, 156, 179 and HSL 225°, 17%, 64%. 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

#949CB3#949CB3
HEX#949CB3
RGBrgb(148, 156, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6118, 0.702
RGB percentages58%, 61.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(224.5, 16.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 17.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,443
CSS custom property--colour: #949CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6B634C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#939BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Gray · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3AB94
Analogous#94ABB3, #9B94B3
Triadic#B3949C, #9CB394
Split complementary#B39B94, #ABB394
Tetradic#B394AB, #B3AB94, #94B39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEFF3
Lighter +20%#D0D3DD
Lighter +10%#B2B8C8
Darker −10%#76809E
Darker −20%#5D6784
Darker −30%#485066
Darker −40%#333848
More saturated +25%#7D91CA
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R148
G156
B179
Red148 (58%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue224.52°
Saturation (HSL)16.94%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9C · B B3

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