Exploring the Color #9493A1

#9493A1 sits at 244° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 7% saturation and 60% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 148, 147, 161 produces a 6.95:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #9493A1 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 43 units away from #808080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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