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Recognised as Colour

#959FDC

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

#959FDC is a blue with RGB values 149, 159, 220 and HSL 232°, 50%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#959FDC#959FDC
HEX#959FDC
RGBrgb(149, 159, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6235, 0.8627
RGB percentages58.4%, 62.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(231.5, 50.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 32.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,805,788
CSS custom property--colour: #959FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6A6023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#82ABB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Thistle · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD295
Analogous#95C3DC, #AF95DC
Triadic#DC959F, #9FDC95
Split complementary#DCAF95, #C3DC95
Tetradic#DC95C2, #DCD295, #95DCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E4F5
Lighter +10%#BBC2E9
Darker −10%#6F7CCF
Darker −20%#485AC3
Darker −30%#3645A2
Darker −40%#29357C
More saturated +25%#8392EE
Less saturated −25%#A7ACCA

Channel breakdown

R149
G159
B220
Red149 (58.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue231.55°
Saturation (HSL)50.35%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 9F · B DC

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