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Recognised as Colour

#94A4C2

  • #94A4C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#94A4C2 is a blue with RGB values 148, 164, 194 and HSL 219°, 27%, 67%. 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

#94A4C2#94A4C2
HEX#94A4C2
RGBrgb(148, 164, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6431, 0.7608
RGB percentages58%, 64.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(219.1, 27.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 23.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,741,506
CSS custom property--colour: #94A4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6B5B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA6C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#88AAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 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 text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 19.5Silver · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B294
Analogous#94BBC2, #9B94C2
Triadic#C294A4, #A4C294
Split complementary#C29B94, #BBC294
Tetradic#C294BB, #C2B294, #94C29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FA
Lighter +20%#D5DBE7
Lighter +10%#B4C0D5
Darker −10%#7488AF
Darker −20%#576E99
Darker −30%#455778
Darker −40%#323F58
More saturated +25%#7F9ED7
Less saturated −25%#A9AAAD

Channel breakdown

R148
G164
B194
Red148 (58%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)27.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G A4 · B C2

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