What color is #939CCE?

#939CCE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #939CCE?

The RGB value is 147, 156, 206: 147 red, 156 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #939CCE?

The complementary color is #CEC593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #939CCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#939CCE color

#939CCE rgb(147, 156, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #939CCE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 61.2% green and 80.8% blue (147, 156, 206).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#939CCE color codes

HEX	`#939CCE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 156, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 61.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, 8.12, -26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 27.84, 286.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.059, 34.435, 63.18)`
Decimal	`9673934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #939CCE, 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 #939CCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#939CCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #939CCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #939cce; }
.text { color: #939cce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939cce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 156 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #939cce, #a793ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #939CCE?: #939CCE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #939CCE?: The RGB value is 147, 156, 206: 147 red, 156 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #939CCE?: The complementary color is #CEC593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #939CCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.