Recognised as Colour

#958ACC

#958ACC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#958ACC is a blue with RGB values 149, 138, 204 and HSL 250°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#958ACC#958ACC

HEX#958ACC

RGBrgb(149, 138, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5412, 0.8

RGB percentages58.4%, 54.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(250, 39.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 32.4%, 80%)

CMYK27%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,800,396

CSS custom property--colour: #958ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#6A7533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7994CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7991CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8995A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CC8A

Analogous#8AA0CC, #B68ACC

Triadic#CC958A, #8ACC95

Split complementary#CCB68A, #A0CC8A

Tetradic#CC8AA0, #C1CC8A, #8ACCB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F5FA

Lighter +20%#D5D1EB

Lighter +10%#B5AEDB

Darker −10%#7566BD

Darker −20%#5949A7

Darker −30%#463984

Darker −40%#332A60

More saturated +25%#8775E1

Less saturated −25%#A39FB7

Channel breakdown

R149

G138

B204

Red149 (58.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)39.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 8A · B CC

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