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Recognised as Colour

#93AAE0

  • #93AAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93AAE0 is a blue with RGB values 147, 170, 224 and HSL 222°, 55%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93AAE0#93AAE0
HEX#93AAE0
RGBrgb(147, 170, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6667, 0.8784
RGB percentages57.6%, 66.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(222.1, 55.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 34.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK34.4%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,677,536
CSS custom property--colour: #93AAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#6C551F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98AEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A7DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C993
Analogous#93D1E0, #A293E0
Triadic#E093AA, #AAE093
Split complementary#E0A293, #D1E093
Tetradic#E093D1, #E0C993, #93E0A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E8F7
Lighter +10%#BBC9EB
Darker −10%#6B8BD5
Darker −20%#446CC9
Darker −30%#3155A9
Darker −40%#254182
More saturated +25%#82A3F1
Less saturated −25%#A4B1CF

Channel breakdown

R147
G170
B224
Red147 (57.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue222.08°
Saturation (HSL)55.4%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AA · B E0

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