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Recognised as Colour

#949EC9

  • #949EC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#949EC9 is a blue with RGB values 148, 158, 201 and HSL 229°, 33%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#949EC9#949EC9
HEX#949EC9
RGBrgb(148, 158, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6196, 0.7882
RGB percentages58%, 62%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(228.7, 32.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 26.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK26.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,977
CSS custom property--colour: #949EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#6B6136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9BF94
Analogous#94B9C9, #A594C9
Triadic#C9949E, #9EC994
Split complementary#C9A594, #B9C994
Tetradic#C994B8, #C9BF94, #94C9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFC
Lighter +20%#D8DBEB
Lighter +10%#B6BDDA
Darker −10%#727FB8
Darker −20%#5362A4
Darker −30%#424E82
Darker −40%#313A60
More saturated +25%#8091DD
Less saturated −25%#A8ABB5

Channel breakdown

R148
G158
B201
Red148 (58%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue228.68°
Saturation (HSL)32.92%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9E · B C9

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