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Recognised as Colour

#95A4E1

  • #95A4E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#95A4E1 is a blue with RGB values 149, 164, 225 and HSL 228°, 56%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#95A4E1#95A4E1
HEX#95A4E1
RGBrgb(149, 164, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6431, 0.8824
RGB percentages58.4%, 64.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(228.2, 55.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 33.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK33.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,807,073
CSS custom property--colour: #95A4E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6A5B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AAE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80B0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 26.3Thistle · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D295
Analogous#95CAE1, #AC95E1
Triadic#E195A4, #A4E195
Split complementary#E1AC95, #CAE195
Tetradic#E195CA, #E1D295, #95E1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E8F8
Lighter +10%#BDC6EC
Darker −10%#6D82D6
Darker −20%#4660CB
Darker −30%#3149AC
Darker −40%#263885
More saturated +25%#849AF2
Less saturated −25%#A6AED0

Channel breakdown

R149
G164
B225
Red149 (58.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue228.16°
Saturation (HSL)55.88%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G A4 · B E1

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