What color is #9494E6?

#9494E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9494E6?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 230: 148 red, 148 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9494E6?

The complementary color is #E6E694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9494E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9494E6 color

#9494E6 rgb(148, 148, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9494E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 90.2% blue (148, 148, 230).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#9494E6 color codes

HEX	`#9494E6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 19.18, -41.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 45.69, 294.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.082, 33.188, 79.3)`
Decimal	`9737446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9494E6, 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 #9494E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9494E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #9494E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9494e6; }
.text { color: #9494e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9494e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9494e6, #bd94e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9494E6?: #9494E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9494E6?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 230: 148 red, 148 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9494E6?: The complementary color is #E6E694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9494E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.