What color is #93A6D5?

#93A6D5 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 #93A6D5?

The RGB value is 147, 166, 213: 147 red, 166 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A6D5?

The complementary color is #D5C293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A6D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A6D5 color

#93A6D5 rgb(147, 166, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A6D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.1% green and 83.5% blue (147, 166, 213).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 44% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#93A6D5 color codes

HEX	`#93A6D5`
RGB	`rgb(147, 166, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 44%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, 4.25, -26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 26.37, 279.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.676, 38.278, 68.341)`
Decimal	`9676501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A6D5, 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 #93A6D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A6D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #93A6D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a6d5; }
.text { color: #93a6d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a6d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 166 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a6d5, #a193d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A6D5?: #93A6D5 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 #93A6D5?: The RGB value is 147, 166, 213: 147 red, 166 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A6D5?: The complementary color is #D5C293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A6D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.