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Recognised as Colour

#959AD2

  • #959AD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#959AD2 is a blue with RGB values 149, 154, 210 and HSL 235°, 40%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#959AD2#959AD2
HEX#959AD2
RGBrgb(149, 154, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6039, 0.8235
RGB percentages58.4%, 60.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(235.1, 40.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 29%, 82.4%)
CMYK29%, 26.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,804,498
CSS custom property--colour: #959AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6A652D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#879CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CD95
Analogous#95B9D2, #AE95D2
Triadic#D2959A, #9AD295
Split complementary#D2AE95, #B8D295
Tetradic#D295B9, #D2CD95, #95D2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEF0
Lighter +10%#B9BCE1
Darker −10%#7178C3
Darker −20%#4D56B4
Darker −30%#3D4491
Darker −40%#2E336D
More saturated +25%#828AE5
Less saturated −25%#A8AABF

Channel breakdown

R149
G154
B210
Red149 (58.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue235.08°
Saturation (HSL)40.4%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9A · B D2

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