What color is #919CBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #919CBD?

The RGB value is 145, 156, 189: 145 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919CBD?

The complementary color is #BDB291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919CBD color

#919CBD rgb(145, 156, 189)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.2% green and 74.1% blue (145, 156, 189).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#919CBD color codes

HEX	`#919CBD`
RGB	`rgb(145, 156, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, 3.37, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 18.64, 280.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.748, 33.47, 52.869)`
Decimal	`9542845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919CBD, 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 #919CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #919CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919cbd; }
.text { color: #919cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 156 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919cbd, #9c91bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919CBD?: #919CBD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919CBD?: The RGB value is 145, 156, 189: 145 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919CBD?: The complementary color is #BDB291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.