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Recognised as Colour

#93A3ED

  • #93A3ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93A3ED is a blue with RGB values 147, 163, 237 and HSL 229°, 71%, 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

#93A3ED#93A3ED
HEX#93A3ED
RGBrgb(147, 163, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6392, 0.9294
RGB percentages57.6%, 63.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.3, 71.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 38%, 92.9%)
CMYK38%, 31.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,675,757
CSS custom property--colour: #93A3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6C5C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BABF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#78B2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDD93
Analogous#93D0ED, #B093ED
Triadic#ED93A3, #A3ED93
Split complementary#EDB093, #D0ED93
Tetradic#ED93D0, #EDDD93, #93EDB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEDFC
Lighter +10%#BFC8F4
Darker −10%#677EE6
Darker −20%#3C59DE
Darker −30%#213EC6
Darker −40%#1A319A
More saturated +25%#8399FD
Less saturated −25%#A3ADDD

Channel breakdown

R147
G163
B237
Red147 (57.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A3 · B ED

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