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Colour

#949DAF

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

#949DAF is a blue with RGB values 148, 157, 175 and HSL 220°, 14%, 63%. 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

#949DAF#949DAF
HEX#949DAF
RGBrgb(148, 157, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6157, 0.6863
RGB percentages58%, 61.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(220, 14.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 15.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK15.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,695
CSS custom property--colour: #949DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6B6250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#959BAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA694
Analogous#94ABAF, #9994AF
Triadic#AF949D, #9DAF94
Split complementary#AF9894, #AAAF94
Tetradic#AF94AA, #AFA694, #94AF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDF0
Lighter +20%#CED2DB
Lighter +10%#B1B8C5
Darker −10%#778299
Darker −20%#5F697E
Darker −30%#495161
Darker −40%#333944
More saturated +25%#7D95C6
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R148
G157
B175
Red148 (58%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9D · B AF

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