What color is #9392AC?

#9392AC 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 #9392AC?

The RGB value is 147, 146, 172: 147 red, 146 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9392AC?

The complementary color is #ABAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9392AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9392AC color

#9392AC rgb(147, 146, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9392AC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 57.3% green and 67.5% blue (147, 146, 172).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9392AC color codes

HEX	`#9392AC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 146, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 57.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 5.76, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 14.64, 293.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.756, 29.739, 43.194)`
Decimal	`9671340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9392AC, 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 #9392AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9392AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9392AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9392ac; }
.text { color: #9392ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9392ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 146 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9392ac, #a092ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9392AC?: #9392AC 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 #9392AC?: The RGB value is 147, 146, 172: 147 red, 146 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9392AC?: The complementary color is #ABAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9392AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.