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Recognised as Colour

#93ADD7

  • #93ADD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#93ADD7 is a blue with RGB values 147, 173, 215 and HSL 217°, 46%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93ADD7#93ADD7
HEX#93ADD7
RGBrgb(147, 173, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6784, 0.8431
RGB percentages57.6%, 67.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(217.1, 45.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 31.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK31.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,678,295
CSS custom property--colour: #93ADD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#6C5228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FAFD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 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 text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BD93
Analogous#93CFD7, #9B93D7
Triadic#D793AD, #ADD793
Split complementary#D79B93, #CFD793
Tetradic#D793CF, #D7BD93, #93D79B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE6F3
Lighter +10%#B8C9E5
Darker −10%#6E91C9
Darker −20%#4974BB
Darker −30%#385D99
Darker −40%#2B4673
More saturated +25%#80A9E9
Less saturated −25%#A5B1C4

Channel breakdown

R147
G173
B215
Red147 (57.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AD · B D7

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