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Recognised as Colour

#94A2CC

  • #94A2CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#94A2CC is a blue with RGB values 148, 162, 204 and HSL 225°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#94A2CC#94A2CC
HEX#94A2CC
RGBrgb(148, 162, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6353, 0.8
RGB percentages58%, 63.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(225, 35.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 27.5%, 80%)
CMYK27.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,741,004
CSS custom property--colour: #94A2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6B5D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85AAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBE94
Analogous#94BECC, #A294CC
Triadic#CC94A2, #A2CC94
Split complementary#CCA294, #BECC94
Tetradic#CC94BE, #CCBE94, #94CCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#D9DEED
Lighter +10%#B7C0DC
Darker −10%#7184BC
Darker −20%#5167A9
Darker −30%#405287
Darker −40%#303D64
More saturated +25%#8098E0
Less saturated −25%#A8ACB8

Channel breakdown

R148
G162
B204
Red148 (58%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)35.44%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G A2 · B CC

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