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Recognised as Colour

#94A0DD

  • #94A0DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#94A0DD is a blue with RGB values 148, 160, 221 and HSL 230°, 52%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#94A0DD#94A0DD
HEX#94A0DD
RGBrgb(148, 160, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6275, 0.8667
RGB percentages58%, 62.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 51.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 33%, 86.7%)
CMYK33%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,509
CSS custom property--colour: #94A0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6B5F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#80ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD194
Analogous#94C4DD, #AD94DD
Triadic#DD94A0, #A0DD94
Split complementary#DDAD94, #C4DD94
Tetradic#DD94C4, #DDD194, #94DDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5F6
Lighter +10%#BBC2E9
Darker −10%#6D7ED1
Darker −20%#475BC4
Darker −30%#3446A4
Darker −40%#28367D
More saturated +25%#8294EF
Less saturated −25%#A6ACCB

Channel breakdown

R148
G160
B221
Red148 (58%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue230.14°
Saturation (HSL)51.77%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G A0 · B DD

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