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Colour

#93AFEF

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

#93AFEF is a blue with RGB values 147, 175, 239 and HSL 222°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#93AFEF#93AFEF
HEX#93AFEF
RGBrgb(147, 175, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.6863, 0.9373
RGB percentages57.6%, 68.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(221.7, 74.2%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 38.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK38.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,678,831
CSS custom property--colour: #93AFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#6C5010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B4F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ACEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75BCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD393
Analogous#93DDEF, #A593EF
Triadic#EF93AF, #AFEF93
Split complementary#EFA593, #DDEF93
Tetradic#EF93DD, #EFD393, #93EFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF1FC
Lighter +10%#BFD0F6
Darker −10%#678EE8
Darker −20%#3A6DE2
Darker −30%#1E53CB
Darker −40%#17419F
More saturated +25%#84A9FF
Less saturated −25%#A3B5E0

Channel breakdown

R147
G175
B239
Red147 (57.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G AF · B EF

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