What color is #919BBE?

#919BBE 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 #919BBE?

The RGB value is 145, 155, 190: 145 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919BBE?

The complementary color is #BEB491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919BBE color

#919BBE rgb(145, 155, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #919BBE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.8% green and 74.5% blue (145, 155, 190).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#919BBE color codes

HEX	`#919BBE`
RGB	`rgb(145, 155, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 4.17, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 19.7, 282.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.69, 33.179, 53.387)`
Decimal	`9542590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919BBE, 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 #919BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #919BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919bbe; }
.text { color: #919bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 155 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919bbe, #9e91be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919BBE?: #919BBE 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 #919BBE?: The RGB value is 145, 155, 190: 145 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919BBE?: The complementary color is #BEB491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.