What color is #93B3FC?

#93B3FC is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B3FC?

The RGB value is 147, 179, 252: 147 red, 179 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B3FC?

The complementary color is #FCDC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B3FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B3FC color

#93B3FC rgb(147, 179, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93B3FC is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 70.2% green and 98.8% blue (147, 179, 252).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 95% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#93B3FC color codes

HEX	`#93B3FC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 179, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 70.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 95%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.2, 7.28, -39.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.2, 40.26, 280.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.718, 45.469, 98.444)`
Decimal	`9679868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B3FC, 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 #93B3FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B3FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #93B3FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b3fc; }
.text { color: #93b3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b3fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 179 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b3fc, #a893fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #93B3FC?: #93B3FC is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B3FC?: The RGB value is 147, 179, 252: 147 red, 179 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B3FC?: The complementary color is #FCDC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B3FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.