What color is #93A7DB?

#93A7DB 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 #93A7DB?

The RGB value is 147, 167, 219: 147 red, 167 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A7DB?

The complementary color is #DBC793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A7DB color

#93A7DB rgb(147, 167, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93A7DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.5% green and 85.9% blue (147, 167, 219).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#93A7DB color codes

HEX	`#93A7DB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 167, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, 5.22, -28.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 29.04, 280.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.634, 38.953, 72.487)`
Decimal	`9676763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A7DB, 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 #93A7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #93A7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a7db; }
.text { color: #93a7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 167 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a7db, #a393db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #93A7DB?: #93A7DB 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 #93A7DB?: The RGB value is 147, 167, 219: 147 red, 167 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A7DB?: The complementary color is #DBC793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.