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#93A3BE Color

#93A3BE is rgb(147, 163, 190) in RGB, hsl(218, 25%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93A3BE
HEX#93A3BE
RGBrgb(147, 163, 190)
HSLhsl(218, 25%, 66%)
HSVhsv(218, 23%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.043 260.9)
LABlab(66.42% -1.35 -15.96)
LCHlch(66.42% 16.02 265.18)

What #93A3BE 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 #93A3BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.21Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 6.75Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.63Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.02Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.12Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.57

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

#93A3BE Channel Values

How #93A3BE 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 163 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 25% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 23% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93A3BE 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93A3BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93A3BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93A3BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93A3BE
Complementary
#BEAE93
Analogous
#93B8BE
Analogous
#9893BE
Triadic
#BE93A3
Triadic
#A3BE93
Split comp.
#BE9893
Split comp.
#B8BE93

Tints & Shades of #93A3BE

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

#A3B0C8
#AFBBCF
#BFC9D9
#CCD3E0
#DCE1EA
#E9ECF2

Shades

#768AAD
#5C7299
#4B5D7C
#3B4A63
#2A3446
#191F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93A3BE.

How #93A3BE 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#93A3BE
Protanopia#A0A0BE
Protanomaly#9BA1BE
Deuteranopia#9E9EBE
Deuteranomaly#9AA0BE
Tritanopia#8FA7A7
Tritanomaly#90A5B1
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93A3BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93a3be: #93A3BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93A3BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93a3be': '#93A3BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.639, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_93a3be">#93A3BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#93A3BE"

More Blue Colors

#93A3BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#93A3BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93A3BE?

#93A3BE is a light blue — rgb(147, 163, 190) in RGB and hsl(218, 25%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #93A3BE?

#93A3BE is rgb(147, 163, 190) — red 147, green 163, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93A3BE?

#93A3BE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93A3BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93A3BE scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93A3BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93A3BE 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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