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Recognised as Colour

#93CBE9

  • #93CBE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#93CBE9 is a blue with RGB values 147, 203, 233 and HSL 201°, 66%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#93CBE9#93CBE9
HEX#93CBE9
RGBrgb(147, 203, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.7961, 0.9137
RGB percentages57.6%, 79.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(200.9, 66.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 36.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK36.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,685,993
CSS custom property--colour: #93CBE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#6C3416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC9EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#74D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.2Light skyblue · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.18, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B193
Analogous#93E9DC, #93A0E9
Triadic#E993CB, #CBE993
Split complementary#E993A0, #E9DC93
Tetradic#DC93E9, #E9B193, #A0E993

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F4FA
Lighter +10%#BDDFF2
Darker −10%#69B7E0
Darker −20%#3EA2D8
Darker −30%#2688BD
Darker −40%#1E6A92
More saturated +25%#83D0F9
Less saturated −25%#A3C6D9

Channel breakdown

R147
G203
B233
Red147 (57.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue200.93°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G CB · B E9

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