What color is #918EB8?

#918EB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918EB8?

The RGB value is 145, 142, 184: 145 red, 142 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918EB8?

The complementary color is #B5B88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918EB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918EB8 color

#918EB8 rgb(145, 142, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918EB8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.7% green and 72.2% blue (145, 142, 184).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#918EB8 color codes

HEX	`#918EB8`
RGB	`rgb(145, 142, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, 10.14, -21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 23.75, 295.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30, 28.826, 49.322)`
Decimal	`9539256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918EB8, 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 #918EB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918EB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	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 #918EB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918eb8; }
.text { color: #918eb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918eb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 142 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918eb8, #a68eb8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #918EB8?: #918EB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918EB8?: The RGB value is 145, 142, 184: 145 red, 142 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918EB8?: The complementary color is #B5B88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918EB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.