Skip to the color picker

#939bfa color: Periwinkle Blue

#939bfa is rgb(147, 155, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.263% 0.13759 278.699) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

235°
100%

72.3%
0.138
279°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #939bfa

#939bfa is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Blue (#8f99fb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #939bfa mixed with white

  1. 939bfa
  2. 9da5fb
  3. a7b0fc
  4. b1bafd
  5. bcc4fe
  6. c7ceff
  7. d2d8ff
  8. dde1ff
  9. e8ebff
  10. f3f5ff

Darker: #939bfa mixed with black

  1. 939bfa
  2. 7f86d9
  3. 6c72ba
  4. 595e9b
  5. 474b7d
  6. 363961
  7. 252846
  8. 16182d
  9. 080915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #939bfa with less saturation

  1. 939bfa
  2. 959df2
  3. 969eea
  4. 989fe1
  5. 9aa0d9
  6. 9ba2d1
  7. 9da2c8
  8. 9fa3c0
  9. a1a4b7
  10. a3a5ae

Questions about #939bfa

What color is #939bfa?

#939bfa is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Periwinkle Blue. In RGB it is rgb(147, 155, 250), in HSL hsl(235.34, 91.15%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.263% 0.13759 278.699).

What colors go well with #939bfa?

The complementary color of #939bfa is #bca629. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59abf7 and #be8ce7. The triadic partners are #ed8462 and #47bf85.

Is white or black text more readable on #939bfa?

Black text reads better on #939bfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #939bfa a warm or cool color?

#939bfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.138.