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Colour

#958AFA

  • #958AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#958AFA is a blue with RGB values 149, 138, 250 and HSL 246°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#958AFA#958AFA
HEX#958AFA
RGBrgb(149, 138, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5412, 0.9804
RGB percentages58.4%, 54.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(245.9, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK40.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,800,442
CSS custom property--colour: #958AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#6A7505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E95F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#78A1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFA8A
Analogous#8AB7FA, #CD8AFA
Triadic#FA958A, #8AFA95
Split complementary#FACD8A, #B7FA8A
Tetradic#FA8AB7, #EFFA8A, #8AFACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEECFE
Lighter +10%#C1BBFC
Darker −10%#6959F8
Darker −20%#3C28F6
Darker −30%#1F0AE1
Darker −40%#1808B0
More saturated +25%#9185FF
Less saturated −25%#A199EB

Channel breakdown

R149
G138
B250
Red149 (58.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue245.89°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 8A · B FA

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