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Recognised as Colour

#0093EC

  • #0093EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0093EC is a blue with RGB values 0, 147, 236 and HSL 203°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0093EC#0093EC
HEX#0093EC
RGBrgb(0, 147, 236)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5765, 0.9255
RGB percentages0%, 57.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(202.6, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK100%, 37.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer37,868
CSS custom property--colour: #0093EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#FF6C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6798F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4585EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC5900
Analogous#00ECCF, #001DEC
Triadic#EC0093, #93EC00
Split complementary#EC001D, #ECCF00
Tetradic#CF00EC, #EC5900, #1DEC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9E5FF
Lighter +30%#86D1FF
Lighter +20%#53BEFF
Lighter +10%#20ABFF
Darker −10%#0073B9
Darker −20%#005386
Darker −30%#003453
Darker −40%#001420
More saturated +25%#0093EC
Less saturated −25%#1D8CCF

Channel breakdown

R0
G147
B236
Red0 (0%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue202.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 93 · B EC

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