What color is #919CB3?

#919CB3 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 #919CB3?

The RGB value is 145, 156, 179: 145 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919CB3?

The complementary color is #B3A891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919CB3 color

#919CB3 rgb(145, 156, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #919CB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (145, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#919CB3 color codes

HEX	`#919CB3`
RGB	`rgb(145, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 1.05, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 13.29, 274.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.7, 33.051, 47.348)`
Decimal	`9542835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919CB3, 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 #919CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #919CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919cb3; }
.text { color: #919cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919cb3, #9791b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919CB3?: #919CB3 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 #919CB3?: The RGB value is 145, 156, 179: 145 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919CB3?: The complementary color is #B3A891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.