What color is #93BCDA?

#93BCDA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Double Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93BCDA?

The RGB value is 147, 188, 218: 147 red, 188 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BCDA?

The complementary color is #DAB193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BCDA color

#93BCDA rgb(147, 188, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93BCDA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 73.7% green and 85.5% blue (147, 188, 218).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Double Denim (#95BCE1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#93BCDA color codes

HEX	`#93BCDA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 188, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 73.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.34, -6.54, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.34, 20.51, 251.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.667, 47.229, 73.184)`
Decimal	`9682138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BCDA, 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 #93BCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #93BCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bcda; }
.text { color: #93bcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 188 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bcda, #9399da); }

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Questions

What color is #93BCDA?: #93BCDA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Double Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BCDA?: The RGB value is 147, 188, 218: 147 red, 188 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BCDA?: The complementary color is #DAB193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.