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Recognised as Colour

#93A8BD

  • #93A8BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93A8BD is a blue with RGB values 147, 168, 189 and HSL 210°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93A8BD#93A8BD
HEX#93A8BD
RGBrgb(147, 168, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6588, 0.7412
RGB percentages57.6%, 65.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(210, 24.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 22.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK22.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,676,989
CSS custom property--colour: #93A8BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6C5742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88ADAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA893
Analogous#93BDBD, #9393BD
Triadic#BD93A8, #A8BD93
Split complementary#BD9393, #BDBD93
Tetradic#BD93BD, #BDA893, #93BD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4F7
Lighter +20%#D2DBE4
Lighter +10%#B3C2D0
Darker −10%#738EAA
Darker −20%#597591
Darker −30%#455B72
Darker −40%#324252
More saturated +25%#7DA8D3
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R147
G168
B189
Red147 (57.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A8 · B BD

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