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Colour

#949DB6

  • #949DB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949DB6 is a blue with RGB values 148, 157, 182 and HSL 224°, 19%, 65%. 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

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HEX#949DB6
RGBrgb(148, 157, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6157, 0.7137
RGB percentages58%, 61.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(224.1, 18.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 18.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK18.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,702
CSS custom property--colour: #949DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6B6249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969FB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#939CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6AD94
Analogous#94AEB6, #9C94B6
Triadic#B6949D, #9DB694
Split complementary#B69C94, #AEB694
Tetradic#B694AE, #B6AD94, #94B69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0F4
Lighter +20%#D1D5DF
Lighter +10%#B2B9CB
Darker −10%#7681A1
Darker −20%#5C6888
Darker −30%#485169
Darker −40%#33394B
More saturated +25%#7D92CD
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R148
G157
B182
Red148 (58%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)18.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9D · B B6

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