What color is #93AEEA?

#93AEEA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AEEA?

The RGB value is 147, 174, 234: 147 red, 174 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AEEA?

The complementary color is #EACF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AEEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AEEA color

#93AEEA rgb(147, 174, 234)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 68.2% green and 91.8% blue (147, 174, 234).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 67% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#93AEEA color codes

HEX	`#93AEEA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 174, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 68.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 67%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 5.22, -33.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 33.42, 278.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.015, 42.414, 83.799)`
Decimal	`9678570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AEEA, 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 #93AEEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AEEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #93AEEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aeea; }
.text { color: #93aeea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aeea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 174 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aeea, #a393ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #93AEEA?: #93AEEA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AEEA?: The RGB value is 147, 174, 234: 147 red, 174 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AEEA?: The complementary color is #EACF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AEEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.