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Recognised as Colour

#94A3EF

  • #94A3EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#94A3EF is a blue with RGB values 148, 163, 239 and HSL 230°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#94A3EF#94A3EF
HEX#94A3EF
RGBrgb(148, 163, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6392, 0.9373
RGB percentages58%, 63.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 74%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 38.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK38.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,741,295
CSS custom property--colour: #94A3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6B5C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AABF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#78B2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE094
Analogous#94D1EF, #B294EF
Triadic#EF94A3, #A3EF94
Split complementary#EFB394, #D1EF94
Tetradic#EF94D1, #EFE094, #94EFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEFFC
Lighter +10%#C0C9F6
Darker −10%#687DE8
Darker −20%#3B57E2
Darker −30%#1E3BCC
Darker −40%#182E9F
More saturated +25%#8599FE
Less saturated −25%#A3ADE0

Channel breakdown

R148
G163
B239
Red148 (58%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue230.11°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G A3 · B EF

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