What color is #909BD8?

#909BD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909BD8?

The RGB value is 144, 155, 216: 144 red, 155 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909BD8?

The complementary color is #D8CD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909BD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909BD8 color

#909BD8 rgb(144, 155, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #909BD8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.8% green and 84.7% blue (144, 155, 216).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#909BD8 color codes

HEX	`#909BD8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 155, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, 10.37, -32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 33.95, 287.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.614, 34.329, 69.702)`
Decimal	`9477080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909BD8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #909BD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909BD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #909BD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909bd8; }
.text { color: #909bd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909bd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 155 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909bd8, #a990d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #909BD8?: #909BD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909BD8?: The RGB value is 144, 155, 216: 144 red, 155 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909BD8?: The complementary color is #D8CD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909BD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.