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#93CBEC Color

#93CBEC is rgb(147, 203, 236) in RGB, hsl(202, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93CBEC
HEX#93CBEC
RGBrgb(147, 203, 236)
HSLhsl(202, 70%, 75%)
HSVhsv(202, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.074 234.8)
LABlab(78.69% -12.63 -22.50)
LCHlch(78.69% 25.80 240.68)

What #93CBEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #93CBEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#93CBEC Channel Values

How #93CBEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 203 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 70% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93CBEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #93CBEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93CBEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #93CBEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93CBEC.

How #93CBEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#93CBEC
Protanopia#C3C3EC
Protanomaly#B2C6EC
Deuteranopia#BBBBED
Deuteranomaly#ACC2ED
Tritanopia#8CD0D0
Tritanomaly#8FCEDC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93CBEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-93cbec: #93CBEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93CBEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93cbec': '#93CBEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.796, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_93cbec">#93CBEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#93CBEC"

More Blue Colors

#93CBEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#93CBEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93CBEC?

#93CBEC is a light blue — rgb(147, 203, 236) in RGB and hsl(202, 70%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #93CBEC?

#93CBEC is rgb(147, 203, 236) — red 147, green 203, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93CBEC?

#93CBEC converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93CBEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93CBEC scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93CBEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93CBEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 4.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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