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Recognised as Colour

#94ABE2

  • #94ABE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#94ABE2 is a blue with RGB values 148, 171, 226 and HSL 222°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#94ABE2#94ABE2
HEX#94ABE2
RGBrgb(148, 171, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6706, 0.8863
RGB percentages58%, 67.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(222.3, 57.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 34.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK34.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,743,330
CSS custom property--colour: #94ABE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#6B541D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99AFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7DB6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CB94
Analogous#94D2E2, #A494E2
Triadic#E294AB, #ABE294
Split complementary#E2A494, #D2E294
Tetradic#E294D2, #E2CB94, #94E2A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EAF8
Lighter +10%#BCCBED
Darker −10%#6C8BD7
Darker −20%#446CCC
Darker −30%#2F54AE
Darker −40%#244186
More saturated +25%#83A4F3
Less saturated −25%#A5B2D1

Channel breakdown

R148
G171
B226
Red148 (58%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue222.31°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G AB · B E2

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