What color is #94A0D1?

#94A0D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A0D1?

The RGB value is 148, 160, 209: 148 red, 160 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A0D1?

The complementary color is #D1C594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A0D1 color

#94A0D1 rgb(148, 160, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A0D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.7% green and 82% blue (148, 160, 209).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#94A0D1 color codes

HEX	`#94A0D1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 160, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 6.91, -26.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 27.27, 284.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.289, 36.04, 65.354)`
Decimal	`9740497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A0D1, 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 #94A0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #94A0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a0d1; }
.text { color: #94a0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 160 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a0d1, #a694d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A0D1?: #94A0D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A0D1?: The RGB value is 148, 160, 209: 148 red, 160 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A0D1?: The complementary color is #D1C594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.