What color is #94A4C5?

#94A4C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A4C5?

The RGB value is 148, 164, 197: 148 red, 164 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A4C5?

The complementary color is #C5B594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A4C5 color

#94A4C5 rgb(148, 164, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A4C5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 64.3% green and 77.3% blue (148, 164, 197).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#94A4C5 color codes

HEX	`#94A4C5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 164, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 64.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, 1.74, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 18.84, 275.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.564, 36.877, 58.057)`
Decimal	`9741509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A4C5, 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 #94A4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #94A4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a4c5; }
.text { color: #94a4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 164 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a4c5, #9d94c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A4C5?: #94A4C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A4C5?: The RGB value is 148, 164, 197: 148 red, 164 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A4C5?: The complementary color is #C5B594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.