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Recognised as Colour

#949EDF

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

#949EDF is a blue with RGB values 148, 158, 223 and HSL 232°, 54%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#949EDF#949EDF
HEX#949EDF
RGBrgb(148, 158, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6196, 0.8745
RGB percentages58%, 62%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(232, 54%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 33.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK33.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,999
CSS custom property--colour: #949EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6B6120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#859FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FAAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Thistle · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD594
Analogous#94C4DF, #B094DF
Triadic#DF949E, #9EDF94
Split complementary#DFB094, #C4DF94
Tetradic#DF94C4, #DFD594, #94DFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E5F6
Lighter +10%#BBC2EB
Darker −10%#6D7AD3
Darker −20%#4557C8
Darker −30%#3242A8
Darker −40%#263281
More saturated +25%#8391F0
Less saturated −25%#A5ABCE

Channel breakdown

R148
G158
B223
Red148 (58%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)53.96%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9E · B DF

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