What color is #93A4CE?

#93A4CE 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 #93A4CE?

The RGB value is 147, 164, 206: 147 red, 164 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A4CE?

The complementary color is #CEBD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A4CE color

#93A4CE rgb(147, 164, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A4CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.3% green and 80.8% blue (147, 164, 206).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#93A4CE color codes

HEX	`#93A4CE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 164, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, 3.62, -23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 23.65, 278.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.446, 37.209, 63.642)`
Decimal	`9675982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A4CE, 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 #93A4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #93A4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a4ce; }
.text { color: #93a4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 164 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a4ce, #a093ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A4CE?: #93A4CE 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 #93A4CE?: The RGB value is 147, 164, 206: 147 red, 164 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A4CE?: The complementary color is #CEBD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.