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Recognised as Colour

#959CFD

  • #959CFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#959CFD is a blue with RGB values 149, 156, 253 and HSL 236°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#959CFD#959CFD
HEX#959CFD
RGBrgb(149, 156, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6118, 0.9922
RGB percentages58.4%, 61.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(236, 96.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 41.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 38.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,805,053
CSS custom property--colour: #959CFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6A6302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74AFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF695
Analogous#95D0FD, #C295FD
Triadic#FD959C, #9CFD95
Split complementary#FDC295, #D0FD95
Tetradic#FD95D0, #FDF695, #95FDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFF
Lighter +10%#C7CBFE
Darker −10%#636DFC
Darker −20%#313FFB
Darker −30%#0515F4
Darker −40%#0411C2
More saturated +25%#939AFF
Less saturated −25%#A3A8F0

Channel breakdown

R149
G156
B253
Red149 (58.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue235.96°
Saturation (HSL)96.3%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9C · B FD

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