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Recognised as Colour

#9595CE

  • #9595CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9595CE is a blue with RGB values 149, 149, 206 and HSL 240°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9595CE#9595CE
HEX#9595CE
RGBrgb(149, 149, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5843, 0.8078
RGB percentages58.4%, 58.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(240, 36.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 27.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK27.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,803,214
CSS custom property--colour: #9595CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6A6A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8398CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#879FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Thistle · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECE95
Analogous#95B2CE, #B295CE
Triadic#CE9595, #95CE95
Split complementary#CEB295, #B2CE95
Tetradic#CE95B2, #CECE95, #95CEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBDBEE
Lighter +10%#B8B8DE
Darker −10%#7272BE
Darker −20%#5050AD
Darker −30%#40408A
Darker −40%#303067
More saturated +25%#8282E1
Less saturated −25%#A8A8BB

Channel breakdown

R149
G149
B206
Red149 (58.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)36.77%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 95 · B CE

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