Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #93b6ea, its pure hue is 215.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 67.4%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #93b6ea, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #12171d to #819fcd.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #93b6ea. In RGB, it consists of 57.6% Red, 71.4% Green, and 91.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 37.2% Cyan, 22.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 215.9°, with saturation of 67.4% and lightness of 74.7%. The decimal value for #93b6ea is 9680618, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #93b6ea is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #93b6ea
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #93b6ea, its pure hue is 215.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 67.4%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #93b6ea, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a1bfed to #f2f6fc.
Tones of #93b6ea
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #93b6ea, its pure hue is 215.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 67.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #93b6ea, which range from #bfbfbf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7eb2ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #93b6ea
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #93b6ea! For #93b6ea, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #93b6ea. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #93b6ea
This color, #93b6ea, consists of 57.6% Red, 71.4% Green, and 91.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 147, Green = 182, Blue = 234. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #93b6ea is 37.2% Cyan, 22.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 147 | 182 | 234 |
Octal | 223 | 266 | 352 |
Hexa | #93 | #b6 | #ea |
Binary | 10010011 | 10110110 | 11101010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 37 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
Octal | 45 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
Hexa | #25 | #16 | #00 | #08 |
Binary | 00100101 | 00010110 | 00000000 | 00001000 |
Analogous Colors of #93b6ea
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #93b6ea — which has hue 215.9° — its analogous colors are located at 185.9° and 245.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #93b6ea.
Triadic Colors of #93b6ea
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #93b6ea — which has hue 215.9° — its triadic colors are located at 95.9° and 335.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #93b6ea.
Complementary Color of #93b6ea
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #93b6ea — which has hue 215.9° — its complementary color is located at 35.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #93b6ea.
Split Complementary Colors of #93b6ea
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #93b6ea — which has hue 215.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 5.9° and 215.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #93b6ea.
Tetradic Colors of #93b6ea
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #93b6ea — which has hue 215.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 125.9°, 215.9°, 305.9°, and 35.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #93b6ea.
Monochromatic Colors of #93b6ea
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #93b6ea, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d95d0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c4d9fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #93b6ea
We want to make getting started with #93b6ea on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #93b6ea into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #93b6ea can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #93b6ea with other HTML elements.
#93b6ea Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #93b6ea;">The color of this text is #93b6ea.</span>
#93b6ea Background Color
<div style="background-color: #93b6ea; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #93b6ea.</div>
#93b6ea Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #93b6ea;">This color for the shadow of this text is #93b6ea.</span>
#93b6ea Border Color
<div style="border: #93b6ea 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #93b6ea.</div>
#93b6ea Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #93b6ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #93b6ea on a white background.</div></div>
#93b6ea Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #93b6ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #93b6ea on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #93b6ea to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#93b6ea,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #93b6ea to white.</div>
Gradient from #93b6ea to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#93b6ea,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#93b6ea,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #93b6ea to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #93b6ea
In addition to using #93b6ea on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #93b6ea in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #93b6ea, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 147, Green = 182, Blue = 234). If you need details about the color coordinates of #93b6ea in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #93b6ea |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(147, 182, 234) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #93b6ea; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #93b6ea; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #93b6ea; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(147, 182, 234); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#93b6ea") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:147, green:182, blue:234, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:147 green:182 blue:234 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(147f, 182f, 234f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(147, 182, 234); |
#93b6ea Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #93b6ea the same way. For those with color blindness, #93b6ea might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #93b6ea looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #93b6ea is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #93b6ea looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #93b6ea will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #93b6ea is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.