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Recognised as Colour

#949CD2

  • #949CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#949CD2 is a blue with RGB values 148, 156, 210 and HSL 232°, 41%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#949CD2#949CD2
HEX#949CD2
RGBrgb(148, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages58%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(232.3, 40.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 29.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK29.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,474
CSS custom property--colour: #949CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6B632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA2D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#889DD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#84A6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CA94
Analogous#94BBD2, #AB94D2
Triadic#D2949C, #9CD294
Split complementary#D2AB94, #BBD294
Tetradic#D294BB, #D2CA94, #94D2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCDEF0
Lighter +10%#B8BDE1
Darker −10%#707BC3
Darker −20%#4C5AB4
Darker −30%#3D4790
Darker −40%#2E366C
More saturated +25%#818EE5
Less saturated −25%#A7AABF

Channel breakdown

R148
G156
B210
Red148 (58%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)40.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9C · B D2

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