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Recognised as Colour

#95A8D0

  • #95A8D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#95A8D0 is a blue with RGB values 149, 168, 208 and HSL 221°, 39%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#95A8D0#95A8D0
HEX#95A8D0
RGBrgb(149, 168, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6588, 0.8157
RGB percentages58.4%, 65.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 38.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 28.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK28.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,808,080
CSS custom property--colour: #95A8D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38949WCAG 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 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#6A572F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BABD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A5CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#85B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BD95
Analogous#95C6D0, #9F95D0
Triadic#D095A8, #A8D095
Split complementary#D09F95, #C6D095
Tetradic#D095C5, #D0BD95, #95D09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE2EF
Lighter +10%#B8C5E0
Darker −10%#728BC0
Darker −20%#4E6EB1
Darker −30%#3F588D
Darker −40%#2F426A
More saturated +25%#82A1E3
Less saturated −25%#A8AFBD

Channel breakdown

R149
G168
B208
Red149 (58.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)38.56%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G A8 · B D0

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