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Recognised as Colour

#93A0E9

  • #93A0E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93A0E9 is a blue with RGB values 147, 160, 233 and HSL 231°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93A0E9#93A0E9
HEX#93A0E9
RGBrgb(147, 160, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6275, 0.9137
RGB percentages57.6%, 62.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(230.9, 66.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 36.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK36.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,674,985
CSS custom property--colour: #93A0E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6C5F16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7AAEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DC93
Analogous#93CBE9, #B193E9
Triadic#E993A0, #A0E993
Split complementary#E9B193, #CBE993
Tetradic#E993CB, #E9DC93, #93E9B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EBFA
Lighter +10%#BDC5F2
Darker −10%#697BE0
Darker −20%#3E55D8
Darker −30%#263DBD
Darker −40%#1E2F92
More saturated +25%#8395F9
Less saturated −25%#A3ABD9

Channel breakdown

R147
G160
B233
Red147 (57.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue230.93°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A0 · B E9

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