What color is #939BBC?

#939BBC 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 #939BBC?

The RGB value is 147, 155, 188: 147 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939BBC?

The complementary color is #BCB493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939BBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939BBC color

#939BBC rgb(147, 155, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #939BBC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60.8% green and 73.7% blue (147, 155, 188).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 7.66:1).

#939BBC color codes

HEX	`#939BBC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 155, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, 4.33, -18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 18.51, 283.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.829, 33.276, 52.26)`
Decimal	`9673660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939BBC, 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 #939BBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939BBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #939BBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939bbc; }
.text { color: #939bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939bbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 155 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939bbc, #9f93bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #939BBC?: #939BBC 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 #939BBC?: The RGB value is 147, 155, 188: 147 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939BBC?: The complementary color is #BCB493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939BBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.