What color is #93A5EB?

#93A5EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A5EB?

The RGB value is 147, 165, 235: 147 red, 165 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A5EB?

The complementary color is #EBD993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A5EB color

#93A5EB rgb(147, 165, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A5EB is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.7% green and 92.2% blue (147, 165, 235).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#93A5EB color codes

HEX	`#93A5EB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 165, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 69%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 10.53, -37.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 38.63, 285.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.479, 39.11, 83.997)`
Decimal	`9676267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A5EB, 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 #93A5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #93A5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a5eb; }
.text { color: #93a5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 165 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a5eb, #ad93eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #93A5EB?: #93A5EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A5EB?: The RGB value is 147, 165, 235: 147 red, 165 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A5EB?: The complementary color is #EBD993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.