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Recognised as Colour

#949CFC

  • #949CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#949CFC is a blue with RGB values 148, 156, 252 and HSL 235°, 95%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#949CFC#949CFC
HEX#949CFC
RGBrgb(148, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages58%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(235.4, 94.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 41.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK41.3%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,516
CSS custom property--colour: #949CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6B6303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73AFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF494
Analogous#94D0FC, #C094FC
Triadic#FC949C, #9CFC94
Split complementary#FCC094, #D0FC94
Tetradic#FC94D0, #FCF494, #94FCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FF
Lighter +10%#C6CAFD
Darker −10%#626EFB
Darker −20%#3140F9
Darker −30%#0719F0
Darker −40%#0514BF
More saturated +25%#9199FF
Less saturated −25%#A2A8EE

Channel breakdown

R148
G156
B252
Red148 (58%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)94.55%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9C · B FC

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