What color is #9A93CD?

#9A93CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A93CD?

The RGB value is 154, 147, 205: 154 red, 147 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A93CD?

The complementary color is #C6CD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A93CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A93CD color

#9A93CD rgb(154, 147, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A93CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 57.6% green and 80.4% blue (154, 147, 205).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 37% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#9A93CD color codes

HEX	`#9A93CD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 147, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 57.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 37%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 15.11, -28.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 32.59, 297.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.777, 32.145, 62.118)`
Decimal	`10130381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A93CD, 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 #9A93CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A93CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #9A93CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a93cd; }
.text { color: #9a93cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a93cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 147 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a93cd, #b793cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A93CD?: #9A93CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A93CD?: The RGB value is 154, 147, 205: 154 red, 147 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A93CD?: The complementary color is #C6CD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A93CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.