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Recognised as Colour

#949EF5

  • #949EF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#949EF5 is a blue with RGB values 148, 158, 245 and HSL 234°, 83%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#949EF5#949EF5
HEX#949EF5
RGBrgb(148, 158, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6196, 0.9608
RGB percentages58%, 62%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(233.8, 82.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 39.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK39.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,021
CSS custom property--colour: #949EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6B610A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA1F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5EB94
Analogous#94CFF5, #BA94F5
Triadic#F5949E, #9EF594
Split complementary#F5BB94, #CFF594
Tetradic#F594CF, #F5EB94, #94F5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FE
Lighter +10%#C3C8F9
Darker −10%#6574F1
Darker −20%#3749EC
Darker −30%#1529DB
Darker −40%#1020AD
More saturated +25%#8A96FF
Less saturated −25%#A3AAE6

Channel breakdown

R148
G158
B245
Red148 (58%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue233.81°
Saturation (HSL)82.91%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9E · B F5

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