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Recognised as Colour

#949DD7

  • #949DD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#949DD7 is a blue with RGB values 148, 157, 215 and HSL 232°, 46%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#949DD7#949DD7
HEX#949DD7
RGBrgb(148, 157, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6157, 0.8431
RGB percentages58%, 61.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 45.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 31.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK31.2%, 27%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,735
CSS custom property--colour: #949DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#6B6228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82A8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CE94
Analogous#94BFD7, #AC94D7
Triadic#D7949D, #9DD794
Split complementary#D7AC94, #BFD794
Tetradic#D794BF, #D7CE94, #94D7AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE1F3
Lighter +10%#B9BFE5
Darker −10%#6F7BC9
Darker −20%#4A59BB
Darker −30%#394699
Darker −40%#2B3574
More saturated +25%#8290E9
Less saturated −25%#A6AAC5

Channel breakdown

R148
G157
B215
Red148 (58%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue231.94°
Saturation (HSL)45.58%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9D · B D7

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