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Recognised as Colour

#93A3EB

  • #93A3EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93A3EB is a blue with RGB values 147, 163, 235 and HSL 229°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93A3EB#93A3EB
HEX#93A3EB
RGBrgb(147, 163, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6392, 0.9216
RGB percentages57.6%, 63.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(229.1, 68.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 37.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK37.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,675,755
CSS custom property--colour: #93A3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6C5C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BAAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDB93
Analogous#93CFEB, #AF93EB
Triadic#EB93A3, #A3EB93
Split complementary#EBAF93, #CFEB93
Tetradic#EB93CF, #EBDB93, #93EBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECFB
Lighter +10%#BEC8F3
Darker −10%#687EE3
Darker −20%#3D5ADB
Darker −30%#2440C1
Darker −40%#1C3296
More saturated +25%#8399FB
Less saturated −25%#A3ADDB

Channel breakdown

R147
G163
B235
Red147 (57.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A3 · B EB

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