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Colour

#949EB5

  • #949EB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#949EB5 is a blue with RGB values 148, 158, 181 and HSL 222°, 18%, 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

#949EB5#949EB5
HEX#949EB5
RGBrgb(148, 158, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6196, 0.7098
RGB percentages58%, 62%, 71%
HSLhsl(221.8, 18.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 18.2%, 71%)
CMYK18.2%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,957
CSS custom property--colour: #949EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6B614A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#949CB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5AB94
Analogous#94AEB5, #9B94B5
Triadic#B5949E, #9EB594
Split complementary#B59B94, #AEB594
Tetradic#B594AE, #B5AB94, #94B59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F4
Lighter +20%#D0D5DF
Lighter +10%#B2B9CA
Darker −10%#7683A0
Darker −20%#5D6986
Darker −30%#485268
Darker −40%#333A4A
More saturated +25%#7D95CC
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R148
G158
B181
Red148 (58%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)18.23%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9E · B B5

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