Colour

#9595CA

#9595CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9595CA is a blue with RGB values 149, 149, 202 and HSL 240°, 33%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9595CA#9595CA

HEX#9595CA

RGBrgb(149, 149, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5843, 0.7922

RGB percentages58.4%, 58.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(240, 33.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 26.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK26.2%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,803,210

CSS custom property--colour: #9595CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#6A6A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8598C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#899EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CACA95

Analogous#95B0CA, #B095CA

Triadic#CA9595, #95CA95

Split complementary#CAB095, #B0CA95

Tetradic#CA95B0, #CACA95, #95CAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFBFD

Lighter +20%#D9D9EC

Lighter +10%#B7B7DB

Darker −10%#7373B9

Darker −20%#5353A6

Darker −30%#424284

Darker −40%#313162

More saturated +25%#8181DE

Less saturated −25%#A9A9B6

Channel breakdown

R149

G149

B202

Red149 (58.4%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 95 · B CA

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