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Colour

#949FBD

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

#949FBD is a blue with RGB values 148, 159, 189 and HSL 224°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#949FBD#949FBD
HEX#949FBD
RGBrgb(148, 159, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6235, 0.7412
RGB percentages58%, 62.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(223.9, 23.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 21.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,221
CSS custom property--colour: #949FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#6B6042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#939EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB294
Analogous#94B4BD, #9E94BD
Triadic#BD949F, #9FBD94
Split complementary#BD9E94, #B4BD94
Tetradic#BD94B4, #BDB294, #94BD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4F7
Lighter +20%#D3D8E4
Lighter +10%#B4BBD0
Darker −10%#7483AA
Darker −20%#5A6991
Darker −30%#465272
Darker −40%#333B52
More saturated +25%#7E95D3
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R148
G159
B189
Red148 (58%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue223.9°
Saturation (HSL)23.7%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9F · B BD

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