What color is #94A6D2?

#94A6D2 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 #94A6D2?

The RGB value is 148, 166, 210: 148 red, 166 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A6D2?

The complementary color is #D2C094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A6D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A6D2 color

#94A6D2 rgb(148, 166, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A6D2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 65.1% green and 82.4% blue (148, 166, 210).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 41% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#94A6D2 color codes

HEX	`#94A6D2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 166, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 65.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 41%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, 3.79, -24.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 24.72, 278.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.479, 38.22, 66.363)`
Decimal	`9742034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A6D2, 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 #94A6D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A6D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #94A6D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a6d2; }
.text { color: #94a6d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a6d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 166 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a6d2, #a194d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A6D2?: #94A6D2 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 #94A6D2?: The RGB value is 148, 166, 210: 148 red, 166 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A6D2?: The complementary color is #D2C094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A6D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.