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Recognised as Colour

#959EA8

  • #959EA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#959EA8 is a blue with RGB values 149, 158, 168 and HSL 212°, 10%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#959EA8#959EA8
HEX#959EA8
RGBrgb(149, 158, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6196, 0.6588
RGB percentages58.4%, 62%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(211.6, 9.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 11.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK11.3%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,805,480
CSS custom property--colour: #959EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3367WCAG 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 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6A6157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9EA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#989CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#91A0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.8Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89F95
Analogous#95A8A8, #9695A8
Triadic#A8959E, #9EA895
Split complementary#A89695, #A8A895
Tetradic#A895A8, #A89F95, #95A896

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EBED
Lighter +20%#CDD1D6
Lighter +10%#B1B8BF
Darker −10%#798491
Darker −20%#616B76
Darker −30%#4A525A
Darker −40%#33383E
More saturated +25%#7D9DC0
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R149
G158
B168
Red149 (58.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue211.58°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9E · B A8

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