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#93A5BD Color

#93A5BD is rgb(147, 165, 189) in RGB, hsl(214, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Gray (#91A3B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93A5BD
HEX#93A5BD
RGBrgb(147, 165, 189)
HSLhsl(214, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(214, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.041 255.7)
LABlab(66.94% -2.55 -14.64)
LCHlch(66.94% 14.86 260.11)

What #93A5BD 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 #93A5BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 6.03Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 6.25Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.32Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 7.68Manatee#979AAAΔE 7.72Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 10.11

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

#93A5BD Channel Values

How #93A5BD 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 165 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93A5BD 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93A5BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93A5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93A5BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93A5BD
Complementary
#BDAB93
Analogous
#93BABD
Analogous
#9693BD
Triadic
#BD93A6
Triadic
#A6BD93
Split comp.
#BD9693
Split comp.
#BABD93

Tints & Shades of #93A5BD

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

#A3B3C7
#B0BDCF
#C0CAD8
#CCD5E0
#DCE2EA
#E9EDF1

Shades

#778EAC
#5D7698
#4C607B
#3C4D62
#2B3646
#192029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93A5BD.

How #93A5BD 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#93A5BD
Protanopia#A2A2BD
Protanomaly#9CA3BD
Deuteranopia#9F9FBD
Deuteranomaly#9BA2BD
Tritanopia#8FA8A8
Tritanomaly#91A7B1
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93A5BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93a5bd: #93A5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93A5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93a5bd': '#93A5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.647, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_93a5bd">#93A5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#93A5BD"

More Blue Colors

#93A5BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#93A5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93A5BD?

#93A5BD is a light blue — rgb(147, 165, 189) in RGB and hsl(214, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Gray (#91A3B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #93A5BD?

#93A5BD is rgb(147, 165, 189) — red 147, green 165, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93A5BD?

#93A5BD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93A5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93A5BD scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93A5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93A5BD 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.36, which is visibly different.

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