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Recognised as Colour

#93A6DD

  • #93A6DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#93A6DD is a blue with RGB values 147, 166, 221 and HSL 225°, 52%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#93A6DD#93A6DD
HEX#93A6DD
RGBrgb(147, 166, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.651, 0.8667
RGB percentages57.6%, 65.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(224.6, 52.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 33.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK33.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,676,509
CSS custom property--colour: #93A6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#6C5922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94ABDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7EB1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Thistle · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCA93
Analogous#93CBDD, #A593DD
Triadic#DD93A6, #A6DD93
Split complementary#DDA593, #CBDD93
Tetradic#DD93CB, #DDCA93, #93DDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E6F5
Lighter +10%#BAC6E9
Darker −10%#6C86D1
Darker −20%#4566C5
Darker −30%#3350A4
Darker −40%#273D7D
More saturated +25%#819DEF
Less saturated −25%#A5AFCB

Channel breakdown

R147
G166
B221
Red147 (57.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue224.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A6 · B DD

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