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Recognised as Colour

#958DFC

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

#958DFC is a blue with RGB values 149, 141, 252 and HSL 244°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#958DFC#958DFC
HEX#958DFC
RGBrgb(149, 141, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5529, 0.9882
RGB percentages58.4%, 55.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(244.3, 94.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 44%, 98.8%)
CMYK40.9%, 44%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,801,212
CSS custom property--colour: #958DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#6A7203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6097F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#77A3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FC8D
Analogous#8DBCFC, #CD8DFC
Triadic#FC958D, #8DFC95
Split complementary#FCCD8D, #BDFC8D
Tetradic#FC8DBC, #F4FC8D, #8DFCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F0FF
Lighter +10%#C3BFFD
Darker −10%#675BFB
Darker −20%#392AF9
Darker −30%#1706EA
Darker −40%#1205B8
More saturated +25%#928AFF
Less saturated −25%#A29CED

Channel breakdown

R149
G141
B252
Red149 (58.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue244.32°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 8D · B FC

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