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Recognised as Colour

#95A0EE

  • #95A0EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#95A0EE is a blue with RGB values 149, 160, 238 and HSL 233°, 72%, 76%. 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

#95A0EE#95A0EE
HEX#95A0EE
RGBrgb(149, 160, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6275, 0.9333
RGB percentages58.4%, 62.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(232.6, 72.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 37.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK37.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,806,062
CSS custom property--colour: #95A0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6A5F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BAFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE395
Analogous#95CDEE, #B695EE
Triadic#EE95A0, #A0EE95
Split complementary#EEB695, #CDEE95
Tetradic#EE95CD, #EEE395, #95EEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEFFC
Lighter +10%#C1C7F5
Darker −10%#6979E7
Darker −20%#3D51E0
Darker −30%#2035CA
Darker −40%#192A9E
More saturated +25%#8694FD
Less saturated −25%#A4ACDF

Channel breakdown

R149
G160
B238
Red149 (58.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue232.58°
Saturation (HSL)72.36%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G A0 · B EE

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