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Recognised as Colour

#949CC2

  • #949CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949CC2 is a blue with RGB values 148, 156, 194 and HSL 230°, 27%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#949CC2#949CC2
HEX#949CC2
RGBrgb(148, 156, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6118, 0.7608
RGB percentages58%, 61.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(229.6, 27.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 23.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,458
CSS custom property--colour: #949CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6B633D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919FC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89A3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Thistle · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2BA94
Analogous#94B3C2, #A394C2
Triadic#C2949C, #9CC294
Split complementary#C2A394, #B3C294
Tetradic#C294B3, #C2BA94, #94C2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FA
Lighter +20%#D5D8E7
Lighter +10%#B4BAD5
Darker −10%#747EAF
Darker −20%#576399
Darker −30%#454E78
Darker −40%#323958
More saturated +25%#7F8ED7
Less saturated −25%#A9AAAD

Channel breakdown

R148
G156
B194
Red148 (58%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)27.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9C · B C2

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