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Recognised as Colour

#95B0DD

  • #95B0DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#95B0DD is a blue with RGB values 149, 176, 221 and HSL 218°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#95B0DD#95B0DD
HEX#95B0DD
RGBrgb(149, 176, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.6902, 0.8667
RGB percentages58.4%, 69%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(217.5, 51.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 32.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK32.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,810,141
CSS custom property--colour: #95B0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#6A4F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ACDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#80B9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Thistle · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC295
Analogous#95D4DD, #9E95DD
Triadic#DD95B0, #B0DD95
Split complementary#DD9E95, #D4DD95
Tetradic#DD95D4, #DDC295, #95DD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAF6
Lighter +10%#BCCDE9
Darker −10%#6E93D1
Darker −20%#4876C4
Darker −30%#355FA4
Darker −40%#28487E
More saturated +25%#84ACEF
Less saturated −25%#A7B4CC

Channel breakdown

R149
G176
B221
Red149 (58.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G B0 · B DD

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