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Recognised as Colour

#93A2CD

  • #93A2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93A2CD is a blue with RGB values 147, 162, 205 and HSL 224°, 37%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93A2CD#93A2CD
HEX#93A2CD
RGBrgb(147, 162, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6353, 0.8039
RGB percentages57.6%, 63.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.5, 36.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 28.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK28.3%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,675,469
CSS custom property--colour: #93A2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#6C5D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A5CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#84AAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBE93
Analogous#93BFCD, #A193CD
Triadic#CD93A2, #A2CD93
Split complementary#CDA193, #BFCD93
Tetradic#CD93BF, #CDBE93, #93CDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#D9DEED
Lighter +10%#B6C0DD
Darker −10%#7084BD
Darker −20%#4F67AB
Darker −30%#3F5288
Darker −40%#2F3D65
More saturated +25%#7F98E1
Less saturated −25%#A7ACB9

Channel breakdown

R147
G162
B205
Red147 (57.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.48°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A2 · B CD

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