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Recognised as Colour

#93ADE9

  • #93ADE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#93ADE9 is a blue with RGB values 147, 173, 233 and HSL 222°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93ADE9#93ADE9
HEX#93ADE9
RGBrgb(147, 173, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6784, 0.9137
RGB percentages57.6%, 67.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(221.9, 66.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 36.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK36.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,678,313
CSS custom property--colour: #93ADE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#6C5216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#78B9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9CF93
Analogous#93D8E9, #A493E9
Triadic#E993AD, #ADE993
Split complementary#E9A493, #D8E993
Tetradic#E993D8, #E9CF93, #93E9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EDFA
Lighter +10%#BDCDF2
Darker −10%#698DE0
Darker −20%#3E6DD8
Darker −30%#2654BD
Darker −40%#1E4192
More saturated +25%#83A7F9
Less saturated −25%#A3B3D9

Channel breakdown

R147
G173
B233
Red147 (57.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AD · B E9

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