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Colour

#95A8DE

  • #95A8DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#95A8DE is a blue with RGB values 149, 168, 222 and HSL 224°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#95A8DE#95A8DE
HEX#95A8DE
RGBrgb(149, 168, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6588, 0.8706
RGB percentages58.4%, 65.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(224.4, 52.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 32.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK32.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,808,094
CSS custom property--colour: #95A8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#6A5721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97ACE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#80B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECB95
Analogous#95CDDE, #A695DE
Triadic#DE95A8, #A8DE95
Split complementary#DEA795, #CDDE95
Tetradic#DE95CD, #DECB95, #95DEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E8F6
Lighter +10%#BCC8EA
Darker −10%#6E88D2
Darker −20%#4768C6
Darker −30%#3452A6
Darker −40%#283E7F
More saturated +25%#84A0EF
Less saturated −25%#A6B0CD

Channel breakdown

R149
G168
B222
Red149 (58.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue224.38°
Saturation (HSL)52.52%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G A8 · B DE

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