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Recognised as Colour

#949FD7

  • #949FD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#949FD7 is a blue with RGB values 148, 159, 215 and HSL 230°, 46%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#949FD7#949FD7
HEX#949FD7
RGBrgb(148, 159, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6235, 0.8431
RGB percentages58%, 62.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(230.1, 45.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 31.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK31.2%, 26%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,247
CSS custom property--colour: #949FD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6B6028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Thistle · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CC94
Analogous#94C1D7, #AA94D7
Triadic#D7949F, #9FD794
Split complementary#D7AA94, #C1D794
Tetradic#D794C1, #D7CC94, #94D7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE2F3
Lighter +10%#B9C0E5
Darker −10%#6F7EC9
Darker −20%#4A5CBB
Darker −30%#394999
Darker −40%#2B3774
More saturated +25%#8293E9
Less saturated −25%#A6ABC5

Channel breakdown

R148
G159
B215
Red148 (58%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue230.15°
Saturation (HSL)45.58%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9F · B D7

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