Information about #94A9EF color

#94A9EF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#94A9EF falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 169, 239) — 58% red, 66.3% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 27 / 0 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#94A9EF is a strongly colored deep-sea blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Portage (#8B9FEE). Slightly further away sit Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7) and Very Light Phthalo Blue (#9EAAFF).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 169, 239) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #94A9EF: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#94A9EF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#94A9EF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #94A9EF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#94A9EF
  • RGB148, 169, 239
  • CMYK36, 27, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(148, 169, 239)
  • HSL226°, 74%, 76%
  • HSL Precise226.154°, 73.984%, 75.882%
  • HSV226°, 38%, 94%
  • HSB226°, 38%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.663, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.663, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.663, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID94A9EF
  • DECIMAL ID9742831
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01