What color is #9394B2?

#9394B2 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 #9394B2?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 178: 147 red, 148 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9394B2?

The complementary color is #B2B193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9394B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9394B2 color

#9394B2 rgb(147, 148, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9394B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 69.8% blue (147, 148, 178).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#9394B2 color codes

HEX	`#9394B2`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 5.98, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 16.83, 290.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.657, 30.597, 46.401)`
Decimal	`9671858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9394B2, 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 #9394B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9394B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9394B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9394b2; }
.text { color: #9394b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9394b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9394b2, #a193b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9394B2?: #9394B2 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 #9394B2?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 178: 147 red, 148 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9394B2?: The complementary color is #B2B193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9394B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.