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Recognised as Colour

#93A2DE

  • #93A2DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93A2DE is a blue with RGB values 147, 162, 222 and HSL 228°, 53%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93A2DE#93A2DE
HEX#93A2DE
RGBrgb(147, 162, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6353, 0.8706
RGB percentages57.6%, 63.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(228, 53.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 33.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK33.8%, 27%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,675,486
CSS custom property--colour: #93A2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6C5D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA8E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A2DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7EAEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECF93
Analogous#93C7DE, #A993DE
Triadic#DE93A2, #A2DE93
Split complementary#DEA993, #C7DE93
Tetradic#DE93C7, #DECF93, #93DEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5F6
Lighter +10%#BAC4EA
Darker −10%#6C80D2
Darker −20%#455FC6
Darker −30%#334AA5
Darker −40%#27387E
More saturated +25%#8197F0
Less saturated −25%#A5ADCC

Channel breakdown

R147
G162
B222
Red147 (57.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A2 · B DE

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