What color is #919BBA?

#919BBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919BBA?

The RGB value is 145, 155, 186: 145 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919BBA?

The complementary color is #BAB091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919BBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919BBA color

#919BBA rgb(145, 155, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #919BBA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.8% green and 72.9% blue (145, 155, 186).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#919BBA color codes

HEX	`#919BBA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 155, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, 3.23, -17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 17.52, 280.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.259, 33.007, 51.116)`
Decimal	`9542586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919BBA, 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 #919BBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919BBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #919BBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919bba; }
.text { color: #919bba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919bba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 155 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919bba, #9b91ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919BBA?: #919BBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919BBA?: The RGB value is 145, 155, 186: 145 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919BBA?: The complementary color is #BAB091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919BBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.