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Recognised as Colour

#959FD9

  • #959FD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#959FD9 is a blue with RGB values 149, 159, 217 and HSL 231°, 47%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#959FD9#959FD9
HEX#959FD9
RGBrgb(149, 159, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6235, 0.851
RGB percentages58.4%, 62.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(231.2, 47.2%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 31.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,805,785
CSS custom property--colour: #959FD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6A6026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A0D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#83AAB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9CF95
Analogous#95C1D9, #AD95D9
Triadic#D9959F, #9FD995
Split complementary#D9AD95, #C1D995
Tetradic#D995C1, #D9CF95, #95D9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E3F4
Lighter +10%#BBC1E6
Darker −10%#6F7DCC
Darker −20%#4A5BBE
Darker −30%#38479D
Darker −40%#2B3677
More saturated +25%#8392EB
Less saturated −25%#A7ACC7

Channel breakdown

R149
G159
B217
Red149 (58.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.22%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9F · B D9

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