What color is #93A2CA?

#93A2CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A2CA?

The RGB value is 147, 162, 202: 147 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A2CA?

The complementary color is #CABB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A2CA color

#93A2CA rgb(147, 162, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A2CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.5% green and 79.2% blue (147, 162, 202).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#93A2CA color codes

HEX	`#93A2CA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 162, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.75, 3.76, -22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.75, 22.51, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.611, 36.307, 60.997)`
Decimal	`9675466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A2CA, 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 #93A2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #93A2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a2ca; }
.text { color: #93a2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 162 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a2ca, #a093ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A2CA?: #93A2CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A2CA?: The RGB value is 147, 162, 202: 147 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A2CA?: The complementary color is #CABB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.