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Recognised as Colour

#9594AE

  • #9594AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9594AE is a blue with RGB values 149, 148, 174 and HSL 242°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9594AE#9594AE
HEX#9594AE
RGBrgb(149, 148, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5804, 0.6824
RGB percentages58.4%, 58%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(242.3, 13.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 14.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK14.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,802,926
CSS custom property--colour: #9594AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#6A6B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E97AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E96ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#90989Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAE94
Analogous#94A0AE, #A294AE
Triadic#AE9594, #94AE95
Split complementary#AEA294, #A0AE94
Tetradic#AE94A0, #ADAE94, #94AEA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBF0
Lighter +20%#CFCEDA
Lighter +10%#B2B1C4
Darker −10%#787798
Darker −20%#605F7D
Darker −30%#4A4960
Darker −40%#333343
More saturated +25%#7F7DC5
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R149
G148
B174
Red149 (58.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue242.31°
Saturation (HSL)13.83%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 94 · B AE

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