What color is #9195CE?

#9195CE 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 #9195CE?

The RGB value is 145, 149, 206: 145 red, 149 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9195CE?

The complementary color is #CECA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9195CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9195CE color

#9195CE rgb(145, 149, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9195CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.4% green and 80.8% blue (145, 149, 206).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9195CE color codes

HEX	`#9195CE`
RGB	`rgb(145, 149, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 11.52, -29.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 31.86, 291.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.562, 31.97, 62.783)`
Decimal	`9541070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9195CE, 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 #9195CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9195CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9195CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9195ce; }
.text { color: #9195ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9195ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 149 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9195ce, #ab91ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9195CE?: #9195CE 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 #9195CE?: The RGB value is 145, 149, 206: 145 red, 149 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9195CE?: The complementary color is #CECA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9195CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.