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Colour

#94ADEC

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

#94ADEC is a blue with RGB values 148, 173, 236 and HSL 223°, 70%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#94ADEC#94ADEC
HEX#94ADEC
RGBrgb(148, 173, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6784, 0.9255
RGB percentages58%, 67.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(223, 69.8%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 37.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK37.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,743,852
CSS custom property--colour: #94ADEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#6B5213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#79BAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD394
Analogous#94D9EC, #A794EC
Triadic#EC94AD, #ADEC94
Split complementary#ECA794, #D9EC94
Tetradic#EC94D9, #ECD394, #94ECA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEFFB
Lighter +10%#BFCEF4
Darker −10%#698CE4
Darker −20%#3D6BDD
Darker −30%#2351C4
Darker −40%#1B3F99
More saturated +25%#84A6FC
Less saturated −25%#A4B4DC

Channel breakdown

R148
G173
B236
Red148 (58%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.95°
Saturation (HSL)69.84%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G AD · B EC

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