What color is #94B0F2?

#94B0F2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B0F2?

The RGB value is 148, 176, 242: 148 red, 176 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B0F2?

The complementary color is #F2D694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B0F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B0F2 color

#94B0F2 rgb(148, 176, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94B0F2 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 69% green and 94.9% blue (148, 176, 242).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 78% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#94B0F2 color codes

HEX	`#94B0F2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 176, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 69%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 78%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 6.5, -35.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 36.53, 280.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.76, 43.755, 90.127)`
Decimal	`9744626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B0F2, 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 #94B0F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B0F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #94B0F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b0f2; }
.text { color: #94b0f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b0f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 176 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b0f2, #a794f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B0F2?: #94B0F2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B0F2?: The RGB value is 148, 176, 242: 148 red, 176 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B0F2?: The complementary color is #F2D694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B0F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.