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Recognised as Colour

#93A8DA

  • #93A8DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93A8DA is a blue with RGB values 147, 168, 218 and HSL 222°, 49%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93A8DA#93A8DA
HEX#93A8DA
RGBrgb(147, 168, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6588, 0.8549
RGB percentages57.6%, 65.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(222.3, 49%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 32.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK32.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,677,018
CSS custom property--colour: #93A8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3927WCAG 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 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#6C5725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ACDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC593
Analogous#93CBDA, #A293DA
Triadic#DA93A8, #A8DA93
Split complementary#DAA293, #CBDA93
Tetradic#DA93CB, #DAC593, #93DAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE5F4
Lighter +10%#B9C7E7
Darker −10%#6D89CD
Darker −20%#476BC0
Darker −30%#36559E
Darker −40%#294078
More saturated +25%#81A1EC
Less saturated −25%#A5AFC8

Channel breakdown

R147
G168
B218
Red147 (57.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)48.97%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G A8 · B DA

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