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Recognised as Colour

#93A8CF

  • #93A8CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93A8CF is a blue with RGB values 147, 168, 207 and HSL 219°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93A8CF#93A8CF
HEX#93A8CF
RGBrgb(147, 168, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6588, 0.8118
RGB percentages57.6%, 65.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(219, 38.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 29%, 81.2%)
CMYK29%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,677,007
CSS custom property--colour: #93A8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 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#6C5730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBA93
Analogous#93C6CF, #9C93CF
Triadic#CF93A8, #A8CF93
Split complementary#CF9C93, #C6CF93
Tetradic#CF93C6, #CFBA93, #93CF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DAE1EE
Lighter +10%#B6C4DF
Darker −10%#708CBF
Darker −20%#4E6FAE
Darker −30%#3E598B
Darker −40%#2E4268
More saturated +25%#7FA2E3
Less saturated −25%#A6AEBB

Channel breakdown

R147
G168
B207
Red147 (57.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A8 · B CF

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