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Colour

#93AFDE

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

#93AFDE is a blue with RGB values 147, 175, 222 and HSL 218°, 53%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#93AFDE#93AFDE
HEX#93AFDE
RGBrgb(147, 175, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6863, 0.8706
RGB percentages57.6%, 68.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(217.6, 53.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 33.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK33.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,678,814
CSS custom property--colour: #93AFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#6C5021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ABDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC293
Analogous#93D4DE, #9C93DE
Triadic#DE93AF, #AFDE93
Split complementary#DE9C93, #D4DE93
Tetradic#DE93D4, #DEC293, #93DE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E9F6
Lighter +10%#BACCEA
Darker −10%#6C92D2
Darker −20%#4575C6
Darker −30%#335DA5
Darker −40%#27477E
More saturated +25%#81ABF0
Less saturated −25%#A5B3CC

Channel breakdown

R147
G175
B222
Red147 (57.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue217.6°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AF · B DE

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