What color is #9391AD?

#9391AD 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 #9391AD?

The RGB value is 147, 145, 173: 147 red, 145 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9391AD?

The complementary color is #ABAD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9391AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9391AD color

#9391AD rgb(147, 145, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9391AD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.9% green and 67.8% blue (147, 145, 173).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9391AD color codes

HEX	`#9391AD`
RGB	`rgb(147, 145, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 6.55, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 15.8, 294.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.699, 29.471, 43.651)`
Decimal	`9671085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9391AD, 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 #9391AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9391AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9391AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9391ad; }
.text { color: #9391ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9391ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 145 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9391ad, #a191ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9391AD?: #9391AD 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 #9391AD?: The RGB value is 147, 145, 173: 147 red, 145 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9391AD?: The complementary color is #ABAD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9391AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.