What color is #93B0E4?

#93B0E4 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B0E4?

The RGB value is 147, 176, 228: 147 red, 176 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B0E4?

The complementary color is #E4C793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B0E4 color

#93B0E4 rgb(147, 176, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93B0E4 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 69% green and 89.4% blue (147, 176, 228).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 60% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Queer Blue (#88ACE0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#93B0E4 color codes

HEX	`#93B0E4`
RGB	`rgb(147, 176, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 69%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 60%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 36%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 23%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, 2.53, -29.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 29.39, 274.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.557, 42.853, 79.466)`
Decimal	`9679076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B0E4, 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 #93B0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #93B0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b0e4; }
.text { color: #93b0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 176 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b0e4, #9e93e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #93B0E4?: #93B0E4 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B0E4?: The RGB value is 147, 176, 228: 147 red, 176 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B0E4?: The complementary color is #E4C793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.