What color is #94B2FF?

#94B2FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B2FF?

The RGB value is 148, 178, 255: 148 red, 178 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B2FF?

The complementary color is #FFE194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B2FF color

#94B2FF rgb(148, 178, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94B2FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 69.8% green and 100% blue (148, 178, 255).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#94B2FF color codes

HEX	`#94B2FF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 178, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 69.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 30%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, 8.91, -41.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 42.28, 282.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.177, 45.354, 100.909)`
Decimal	`9745151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B2FF, 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 #94B2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #94B2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b2ff; }
.text { color: #94b2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 178 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b2ff, #ab94ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B2FF?: #94B2FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B2FF?: The RGB value is 148, 178, 255: 148 red, 178 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B2FF?: The complementary color is #FFE194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.