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Colour

#94AFDC

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

#94AFDC is a blue with RGB values 148, 175, 220 and HSL 218°, 51%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#94AFDC#94AFDC
HEX#94AFDC
RGBrgb(148, 175, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6863, 0.8627
RGB percentages58%, 68.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.5, 50.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 32.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK32.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,744,348
CSS custom property--colour: #94AFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6B5023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ABDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Thistle · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC194
Analogous#94D3DC, #9D94DC
Triadic#DC94AF, #AFDC94
Split complementary#DC9D94, #D3DC94
Tetradic#DC94D3, #DCC194, #94DC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E8F5
Lighter +10%#BACCE9
Darker −10%#6E92CF
Darker −20%#4776C3
Darker −30%#355EA2
Darker −40%#28487C
More saturated +25%#82ABEE
Less saturated −25%#A6B3CA

Channel breakdown

R148
G175
B220
Red148 (58%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)50.7%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G AF · B DC

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