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Recognised as Colour

#949FAA

  • #949FAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#949FAA is a blue with RGB values 148, 159, 170 and HSL 210°, 11%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#949FAA#949FAA
HEX#949FAA
RGBrgb(148, 159, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6235, 0.6667
RGB percentages58%, 62.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(210, 11.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 12.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK12.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,202
CSS custom property--colour: #949FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6B6055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9FABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#989DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA9F94
Analogous#94AAAA, #9494AA
Triadic#AA949F, #9FAA94
Split complementary#AA9494, #AAAA94
Tetradic#AA94AA, #AA9F94, #94AA94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EBEE
Lighter +20%#CDD2D7
Lighter +10%#B0B8C1
Darker −10%#788693
Darker −20%#606C78
Darker −30%#49525C
Darker −40%#323940
More saturated +25%#7C9FC2
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R148
G159
B170
Red148 (58%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)11.46%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9F · B AA

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