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Colour

#949DB8

  • #949DB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949DB8 is a blue with RGB values 148, 157, 184 and HSL 225°, 20%, 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

#949DB8#949DB8
HEX#949DB8
RGBrgb(148, 157, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6157, 0.7216
RGB percentages58%, 61.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(225, 20.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 19.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK19.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,704
CSS custom property--colour: #949DB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6B6247

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959FB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#939CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8AF94
Analogous#94AFB8, #9D94B8
Triadic#B8949D, #9DB894
Split complementary#B89D94, #AFB894
Tetradic#B894AF, #B8AF94, #94B89D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F5
Lighter +20%#D1D5E1
Lighter +10%#B3B9CC
Darker −10%#7581A4
Darker −20%#5C678A
Darker −30%#47506C
Darker −40%#333A4D
More saturated +25%#7E92CE
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R148
G157
B184
Red148 (58%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)20.22%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9D · B B8

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