What color is #9195BA?

#9195BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9195BA?

The RGB value is 145, 149, 186: 145 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9195BA?

The complementary color is #BAB691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9195BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9195BA color

#9195BA rgb(145, 149, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9195BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.4% green and 72.9% blue (145, 149, 186).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9195BA color codes

HEX	`#9195BA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 149, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 6.62, -19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 20.75, 288.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.285, 31.059, 50.792)`
Decimal	`9541050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9195BA, 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 #9195BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9195BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9195BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9195ba; }
.text { color: #9195ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9195ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 149 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9195ba, #a291ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9195BA?: #9195BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9195BA?: The RGB value is 145, 149, 186: 145 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9195BA?: The complementary color is #BAB691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9195BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.