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Recognised as Colour

#95ACE5

  • #95ACE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#95ACE5 is a blue with RGB values 149, 172, 229 and HSL 223°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#95ACE5#95ACE5
HEX#95ACE5
RGBrgb(149, 172, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6745, 0.898
RGB percentages58.4%, 67.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(222.8, 60.6%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 34.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK34.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,809,125
CSS custom property--colour: #95ACE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#6A531A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A9E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7DB7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CE95
Analogous#95D4E5, #A695E5
Triadic#E595AC, #ACE595
Split complementary#E5A695, #D4E595
Tetradic#E595D4, #E5CE95, #95E5A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7ECF9
Lighter +10%#BECCEF
Darker −10%#6C8CDB
Darker −20%#436CD1
Darker −30%#2C54B5
Darker −40%#22418C
More saturated +25%#85A5F6
Less saturated −25%#A6B3D5

Channel breakdown

R149
G172
B229
Red149 (58.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)60.61%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G AC · B E5

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