Recognised as Colour

#93BDBD

#93BDBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#93BDBD is a cyan with RGB values 147, 189, 189 and HSL 180°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#93BDBD#93BDBD

HEX#93BDBD

RGBrgb(147, 189, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.7412, 0.7412

RGB percentages57.6%, 74.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(180, 24.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 22.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK22.2%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,682,365

CSS custom property--colour: #93BDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#6C4242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B9BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#85C0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.6 Powder blue · ΔE 12.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1 Silver · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD9393

Analogous#93BDA8, #93A8BD

Triadic#BD93BD, #BDBD93

Split complementary#BD93A8, #BDA893

Tetradic#A893BD, #BD9393, #A8BD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F7F7

Lighter +20%#D2E4E4

Lighter +10%#B3D0D0

Darker −10%#73AAAA

Darker −20%#599191

Darker −30%#457272

Darker −40%#325252

More saturated +25%#7DD3D3

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R147

G189

B189

Red147 (57.6%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 93 · G BD · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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