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Colour

#93AAED

  • #93AAED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93AAED is a blue with RGB values 147, 170, 237 and HSL 225°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93AAED#93AAED
HEX#93AAED
RGBrgb(147, 170, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6667, 0.9294
RGB percentages57.6%, 66.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(224.7, 71.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 38%, 92.9%)
CMYK38%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,677,549
CSS custom property--colour: #93AAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#6C5512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#77B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD693
Analogous#93D7ED, #A993ED
Triadic#ED93AA, #AAED93
Split complementary#EDA993, #D7ED93
Tetradic#ED93D7, #EDD693, #93EDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEFFC
Lighter +10%#BFCCF4
Darker −10%#6788E6
Darker −20%#3C65DE
Darker −30%#214BC6
Darker −40%#1A3B9A
More saturated +25%#83A2FD
Less saturated −25%#A3B2DD

Channel breakdown

R147
G170
B237
Red147 (57.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue224.67°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AA · B ED

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