What color is #9390AE?

#9390AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9390AE?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 174: 147 red, 144 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9390AE?

The complementary color is #ABAE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9390AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9390AE color

#9390AE rgb(147, 144, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9390AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 68.2% blue (147, 144, 174).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9390AE color codes

HEX	`#9390AE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 7.35, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 16.97, 295.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.644, 29.205, 44.112)`
Decimal	`9670830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9390AE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9390AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9390AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9390AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9390ae; }
.text { color: #9390ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9390ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9390ae, #a290ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9390AE?: #9390AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9390AE?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 174: 147 red, 144 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9390AE?: The complementary color is #ABAE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9390AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.