Color

#93A4E9

Light cool violet. Nearest reference color: Blue bell.

RGB

0–255

147

164

233

CMYK

0–100%

36.91%

29.61%

8.63%

RGB describes how #93A4E9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 147, green 164 and blue 233.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 36.91%, magenta 29.61%, yellow 0% and black 8.63%.

HSL values

H 228.14° S 66.15% L 74.51%

In the HSL color model, #93A4E9 has a hue of 228.14°, 66.15% saturation and 74.51% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#93A4E9 is a light, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #93A4E9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #93A4E9

RGB rgb(147, 164, 233)

HSL hsl(228.14 66.15% 74.51%)

OKLCH oklch(0.732112 0.102194 273.0366)

CSS --color: #93A4E9;

Tints of #93A4E9

Tints are lighter variations of #93A4E9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E9EEFF #D1DBFF #BAC8FF #A4B5FB #93A4E9

Shades of #93A4E9

Shades are darker variations of #93A4E9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#93A4E9 #6675B6 #3D4986 #191F58 #030023

Tones of #93A4E9

Tones reduce the chroma of #93A4E9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#93A4E9 #97A5DC #9CA7CE #A0A7C0 #A5A8B2

Tonal range of #93A4E9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #93A4E9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E9EEFF #D1DBFF #BAC8FF #A4B5FB #93A4E9 #6675B6 #3D4986 #191F58 #030023

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E9EEFF;
    --color-200: #D1DBFF;
    --color-300: #BAC8FF;
    --color-400: #A4B5FB;
    --color-500: #93A4E9;
    --color-600: #6675B6;
    --color-700: #3D4986;
    --color-800: #191F58;
    --color-900: #030023;
}

Colors that go with #93A4E9

Color harmonies for #93A4E9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#93A4E9 #BEA759

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#6CB0E4 #93A4E9 #B599DE

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#93A4E9 #E1907E #74BB8A

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#93A4E9 #D69A62 #9CB369

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#93A4E9 #DE8DA2 #BEA759 #50BDAE

CSS gradients with #93A4E9

These gradients show how #93A4E9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#93A4E9 #ADBBF0 #C7D1F5 #E3E8FB #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A4E9, #ADBBF0, #C7D1F5, #E3E8FB, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#93A4E9 #626E9E #363D5A #0E111E #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A4E9, #626E9E, #363D5A, #0E111E, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#93A4E9 #5BB5DB #50BDAE #88B879 #BEA759

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A4E9, #5BB5DB, #50BDAE, #88B879, #BEA759);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #93A4E9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.41:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.73:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3864 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #93A4E9 as the background.

background-color: #93A4E9;
color: #000000;

Using #93A4E9 in design

See how #93A4E9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#93A4E9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #93A4E9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D1DBFF

#93A4E9

#191F58

Colors similar to #93A4E9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #93A4E9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#ADBEFF #7B8BCE #8CA1FE #9AA6D3 #86A8E9 #9FA0E7 #92B5F7 #9394DA

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #93A4E9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8DABEC Deuteranopia #87A4E7 Tritanopia #79B2BC

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #93A4E9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 40.0117
Y: 38.6355
Z: 82.4242

CIELAB

L*: 68.4864
a*: 10.5656
b*: -36.6093

OKLab

L: 0.732112
a: 0.005414
b: -0.10205

OKLCH

L: 0.732112
C: 0.102194
H: 273.0366°