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Colour

#95AFFF

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

#95AFFF is a blue with RGB values 149, 175, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#95AFFF#95AFFF
HEX#95AFFF
RGBrgb(149, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages58.4%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.3, 100%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 41.6%, 100%)
CMYK41.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,809,919
CSS custom property--colour: #95AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#6A5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71BFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Plum · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE595
Analogous#95E4FF, #B095FF
Triadic#FF95AF, #AFFF95
Split complementary#FFB095, #E4FF95
Tetradic#FF95E4, #FFE595, #95FFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#C8D5FF
Darker −10%#6289FF
Darker −20%#2F62FF
Darker −30%#003EFB
Darker −40%#0031C8
More saturated +25%#95AFFF
Less saturated −25%#A2B6F2

Channel breakdown

R149
G175
B255
Red149 (58.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G AF · B FF

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