Colour

#94AEEC

#94AEEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#94AEEC is a blue with RGB values 148, 174, 236 and HSL 222°, 70%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#94AEEC#94AEEC

HEX#94AEEC

RGBrgb(148, 174, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6824, 0.9255

RGB percentages58%, 68.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(222.3, 69.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 37.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK37.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,744,108

CSS custom property--colour: #94AEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#6B5113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99B3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#91ABEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#78BBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 21.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2 Sky blue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECD294

Analogous#94DAEC, #A694EC

Triadic#EC94AE, #AEEC94

Split complementary#ECA694, #DAEC94

Tetradic#EC94DA, #ECD294, #94ECA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF0FB

Lighter +10%#BFCFF4

Darker −10%#698DE4

Darker −20%#3D6CDD

Darker −30%#2353C4

Darker −40%#1B4099

More saturated +25%#84A8FC

Less saturated −25%#A4B4DC

Channel breakdown

R148

G174

B236

Red148 (58%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue222.27°

Saturation (HSL)69.84%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G AE · B EC

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