What color is #94A4CC?

#94A4CC 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 #94A4CC?

The RGB value is 148, 164, 204: 148 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A4CC?

The complementary color is #CCBC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A4CC color

#94A4CC rgb(148, 164, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A4CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 64.3% green and 80% blue (148, 164, 204).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#94A4CC color codes

HEX	`#94A4CC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 164, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 64.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, 3.43, -22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 22.52, 278.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.384, 37.205, 62.379)`
Decimal	`9741516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A4CC, 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 #94A4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #94A4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a4cc; }
.text { color: #94a4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 164 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a4cc, #a094cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A4CC?: #94A4CC 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 #94A4CC?: The RGB value is 148, 164, 204: 148 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A4CC?: The complementary color is #CCBC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.