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Recognised as Colour

#958EB3

  • #958EB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#958EB3 is a blue with RGB values 149, 142, 179 and HSL 251°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#958EB3#958EB3
HEX#958EB3
RGBrgb(149, 142, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5569, 0.702
RGB percentages58.4%, 55.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(251.4, 19.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 20.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK16.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,801,395
CSS custom property--colour: #958EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#6A714C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8693B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8792B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 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 text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Thistle · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACB38E
Analogous#8E9AB3, #A88EB3
Triadic#B3958E, #8EB395
Split complementary#B3A88E, #9AB38E
Tetradic#B38E9A, #ACB38E, #8EB3A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9F1
Lighter +20%#CECBDC
Lighter +10%#B2ACC8
Darker −10%#78709E
Darker −20%#605883
Darker −30%#4A4464
Darker −40%#332F46
More saturated +25%#8676CB
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R149
G142
B179
Red149 (58.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue251.35°
Saturation (HSL)19.58%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 8E · B B3

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