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Colour

#959CB2

  • #959CB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#959CB2 is a blue with RGB values 149, 156, 178 and HSL 226°, 16%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#959CB2#959CB2
HEX#959CB2
RGBrgb(149, 156, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6118, 0.698
RGB percentages58.4%, 61.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225.5, 15.8%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 16.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK16.3%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,804,978
CSS custom property--colour: #959CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6A634D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#949BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AB95
Analogous#95AAB2, #9C95B2
Triadic#B2959C, #9CB295
Split complementary#B29C95, #AAB295
Tetradic#B295AA, #B2AB95, #95B29C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFF2
Lighter +20%#D0D3DD
Lighter +10%#B3B8C7
Darker −10%#77809D
Darker −20%#5F6782
Darker −30%#495065
Darker −40%#343847
More saturated +25%#7E90C9
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R149
G156
B178
Red149 (58.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)15.85%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9C · B B2

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