What color is #93A5CF?

#93A5CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A5CF?

The RGB value is 147, 165, 207: 147 red, 165 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A5CF?

The complementary color is #CFBD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A5CF color

#93A5CF rgb(147, 165, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A5CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.7% green and 81.2% blue (147, 165, 207).

Its hue angle is 222°, 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 Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#93A5CF color codes

HEX	`#93A5CF`
RGB	`rgb(147, 165, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, 3.31, -23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 23.69, 278.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.747, 37.617, 64.344)`
Decimal	`9676239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A5CF, 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 #93A5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #93A5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a5cf; }
.text { color: #93a5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 165 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a5cf, #9f93cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A5CF?: #93A5CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A5CF?: The RGB value is 147, 165, 207: 147 red, 165 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A5CF?: The complementary color is #CFBD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.