What color is #9191CF?

#9191CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9191CF?

The RGB value is 145, 145, 207: 145 red, 145 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9191CF?

The complementary color is #CFCF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9191CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9191CF color

#9191CF rgb(145, 145, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9191CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 56.9% green and 81.2% blue (145, 145, 207).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#9191CF color codes

HEX	`#9191CF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 145, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 56.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 14.07, -31.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 34.79, 293.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 30.775, 63.218)`
Decimal	`9540047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9191CF, 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 #9191CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9191CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #9191CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9191cf; }
.text { color: #9191cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9191cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 145 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9191cf, #b091cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9191CF?: #9191CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9191CF?: The RGB value is 145, 145, 207: 145 red, 145 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9191CF?: The complementary color is #CFCF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9191CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.