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#939DBD Color

#939DBD is rgb(147, 157, 189) in RGB, hsl(226, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#939DBD
HEX#939DBD
RGBrgb(147, 157, 189)
HSLhsl(226, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(226, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.048 271.5)
LABlab(64.76% 1.59 -17.89)
LCHlch(64.76% 17.96 275.07)

What #939DBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #939DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 5.29Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.13Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.71Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.07Manatee#979AAAΔE 9.18Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 10.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#939DBD Channel Values

How #939DBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 157 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #939DBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #939DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #939DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #939DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#939DBD
Complementary
#BDB393
Analogous
#93B2BD
Analogous
#9F93BD
Triadic
#BD939D
Triadic
#9DBD93
Split comp.
#BD9F93
Split comp.
#B2BD93

Tints & Shades of #939DBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3ACC7
#B0B7CF
#C0C5D8
#CCD1E0
#DCDFEA
#E9EBF1

Shades

#7783AC
#5D6B98
#4C577B
#3C4562
#2B3146
#191D29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #939DBD.

How #939DBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#939DBD
Protanopia#9B9BBD
Protanomaly#989CBD
Deuteranopia#9A9ABD
Deuteranomaly#979BBD
Tritanopia#8EA1A1
Tritanomaly#90A0AD
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #939DBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-939dbd: #939DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #939DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-939dbd': '#939DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.616, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_939dbd">#939DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#939DBD"

More Blue Colors

#939DBD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#939DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #939DBD?

#939DBD is a light blue — rgb(147, 157, 189) in RGB and hsl(226, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #939DBD?

#939DBD is rgb(147, 157, 189) — red 147, green 157, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #939DBD?

#939DBD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #939DBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #939DBD scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #939DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #939DBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 12.24, which is visibly different.

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