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Recognised as Colour

#95A4EF

  • #95A4EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#95A4EF is a blue with RGB values 149, 164, 239 and HSL 230°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#95A4EF#95A4EF
HEX#95A4EF
RGBrgb(149, 164, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6431, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.4%, 64.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(230, 73.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 37.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,807,087
CSS custom property--colour: #95A4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#6A5B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Plum · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE095
Analogous#95D1EF, #B395EF
Triadic#EF95A4, #A4EF95
Split complementary#EFB395, #D1EF95
Tetradic#EF95D1, #EFE095, #95EFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0FC
Lighter +10%#C1CAF6
Darker −10%#697EE8
Darker −20%#3C58E2
Darker −30%#1F3CCC
Darker −40%#182FA0
More saturated +25%#869AFE
Less saturated −25%#A4AEE0

Channel breakdown

R149
G164
B239
Red149 (58.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)73.77%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G A4 · B EF

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