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Recognised as Colour

#94AAD2

  • #94AAD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#94AAD2 is a blue with RGB values 148, 170, 210 and HSL 219°, 41%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#94AAD2#94AAD2
HEX#94AAD2
RGBrgb(148, 170, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6667, 0.8235
RGB percentages58%, 66.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(218.7, 40.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 29.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK29.5%, 19%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,743,058
CSS custom property--colour: #94AAD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#6B552D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DACD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#83B2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BC94
Analogous#94C9D2, #9D94D2
Triadic#D294AA, #AAD294
Split complementary#D29D94, #C9D294
Tetradic#D294C9, #D2BC94, #94D29D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE3F0
Lighter +10%#B8C7E1
Darker −10%#708DC3
Darker −20%#4C71B4
Darker −30%#3D5A90
Darker −40%#2E446C
More saturated +25%#81A4E5
Less saturated −25%#A7B0BF

Channel breakdown

R148
G170
B210
Red148 (58%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue218.71°
Saturation (HSL)40.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G AA · B D2

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