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Recognised as Colour

#93A3CD

  • #93A3CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93A3CD is a blue with RGB values 147, 163, 205 and HSL 223°, 37%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93A3CD#93A3CD
HEX#93A3CD
RGBrgb(147, 163, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6392, 0.8039
RGB percentages57.6%, 63.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(223.4, 36.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 28.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK28.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,675,725
CSS custom property--colour: #93A3CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#6C5C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84ABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBD93
Analogous#93C0CD, #A093CD
Triadic#CD93A3, #A3CD93
Split complementary#CDA093, #C0CD93
Tetradic#CD93C0, #CDBD93, #93CDA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#D9DEED
Lighter +10%#B6C1DD
Darker −10%#7085BD
Darker −20%#4F68AB
Darker −30%#3F5388
Darker −40%#2F3E65
More saturated +25%#7F9AE1
Less saturated −25%#A7ACB9

Channel breakdown

R147
G163
B205
Red147 (57.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A3 · B CD

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